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silverpoints

silverpoints is the plural of silverpoint.

Meaning of silverpoint

Noun

silverpoint (countable and uncountable, plural silverpoints)

  1. (uncountable) A traditional technique for drawing by dragging a silvern rod or wire across a surface, often prepared with gesso or primer.
  2. (countable) An artwork produced by this technique.

Questions about silverpoints

What is silverpoints the plural of?
Silverpoints is the plural of silverpoint.

Words near silverpoints in the dictionary

  1. silverness
  2. silverol
  3. silverpatch
  4. silverplated
  5. silverpoint
  6. silverpoints
  7. silvers
  8. silverside
  9. silversides
  10. silverskin
  11. silverskin onion

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