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pointelle, n. U.S.|pɔɪnˈtɛl|
[Cf. point n.3 and Fr. dim. suffix -elle.]
a. With capital initial. A proprietary name for a range of knitted sweaters incorporating eyelet-holes to give a lacy effect.
b. A similar pattern or stitch worked on other garments or for trimming; a garment knitted in this style. Freq. attrib.
1956Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 10 Apr. tm78/2 Pointelle. For sweaters. Use since March 1953. 1973Mademoiselle Feb. 151 A rib-banded camisole pricked with peepsy pointelle. 1974Sunday (Charleston, S. Carolina) 28 Apr. 3-c/3 (Advt.), Perky prints, knit pointelles,..T-shirts [etc.]. 1978Detroit Free Press 2 Apr. 13a (Advt.), Machine washable polyester group includes varied sleeve styles, necklines, skirts and pointelle trimmed jackets. 1980P. R. Harste Knitting Bk. vii. 101 It is sometimes difficult to gauge a pattern properly in Pointelle patterns because of the yarnovers. 1984New Yorker 2 Apr. 82/1 (Advt.), The linen/cotton sweater with an all-over delicate pointelle stitch. 1987N.Y. Times 4 June a2/1 (Advt.), Our..cotton sweater has a pointelle collar. |