Etymology

point-device

Today it means: A form of lace worked with devices. Full definition →

Middle English poynt devise ← Anglo-Norman en poynt devis
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  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromen poynt devis
  2. Middle English · inherited frompoynt devise
  3. English todaypoint-device

From Middle English poynt devise, from the Old French phrase *a point devise, with the participle taken as a noun; compare Old French a devis and Anglo-Norman en poynt devis.

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