Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A stylus. See
pointel . - noun In French law, the registry; the clerk's office.
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Examples
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Cette petite Nadia qui etait malade apres sa greffe de moelle ...
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2006
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Surtout (ok parceque moi c un sujet que j'maitrise mais quand meme) que la petite amie a bien dit "AVANT c'ETAIT une fille" donc j'sais po moi j'aurais tout de suite pensé qu'il avait eu l'droit a la phalloplastie (au fait une phallo c une greffe de penis)
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2005
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[48] 'Mém. greffe Ann. Science Nat.,' ser. i, t. xxiv, p. 334.
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters
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Some of the instances recorded by classical writers may be attributed to intentional or accidental fallacy, as in the so-called "greffe des charlatans" of more modern days.
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters
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A greffe is properly called a pointel to write in tables of wax, by which he suffered death.
The Golden Legend, vol. 2 1230-1298 1900
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Which is no litle greffe to me; feich them backe; sayes Sir Andrew Barton
Andrew Barton 1898
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There was no doubt as to the validity of the transfer, for the deed was duly registered au greffe, and it said: "In consideration of one livre turnois," etc.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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There was no doubt as to the validity of the transfer, for the deed was duly registered au greffe, and it said: "In consideration of one livre turnois," etc.
The Battle of the Strong — Complete A Romance of Two Kingdoms Gilbert Parker 1897
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There was no doubt as to the validity of the transfer, for the deed was duly registered au greffe, and it said: "In consideration of one livre turnois," etc.
The Battle of the Strong — Volume 2 A Romance of Two Kingdoms Gilbert Parker 1897
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"The rights of the greffe were formerly secured to the seignior, but as it is now very difficult to find intelligent persons in the country able to fulfill its functions, the seignior abandons his rights to those whom it may concern."
The Ancient Regime Hippolyte Taine 1860
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