† pointillen.¹

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pointille.

Etymology: < French pointille (16th cent. in Middle French as punctile , poinctille , pontille ) < Italian puntiglio punctilio n. and adj.

Obsolete. rare.

A small point; a subtle or fine distinction; = punctilio n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [noun] > subtle point

subtletya1425

subtilityc1485

jimp?a1500

nicety1589

nicery1605

fineness1622

pointille1626

measuring cast1631

criticisma1640

exility1642

subtilty1681

quoddity1682

nuance1781

distinguo1895

1626 C. Potter tr. P. Sarpi Hist. Quarrels 427 The Cardinall..omitting pointilles and subtilties, did not say at Venice all that which the Court of Rome had wished.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	pointille
释义	† pointillen.¹ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pointille. Etymology: < French pointille (16th cent. in Middle French as punctile , poinctille , pontille ) < Italian puntiglio punctilio n. and adj. Obsolete. rare. A small point; a subtle or fine distinction; = punctilio n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [noun] > subtle point subtletya1425 subtilityc1485 jimp?a1500 nicety1589 nicery1605 fineness1622 pointille1626 measuring cast1631 criticisma1640 exility1642 subtilty1681 quoddity1682 nuance1781 distinguo1895 1626 C. Potter tr. P. Sarpi Hist. Quarrels 427 The Cardinall..omitting pointilles and subtilties, did not say at Venice all that which the Court of Rome had wished. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.¹1626
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