Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A point; specifically, in music, a dot or point.
- noun One of the old forms given to the beard.
- noun A thrust or pass in fencing; a point.
- noun A stitch or method of work with the needle or the loom: same as
point ,18. - noun Same as
pontil .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Fencing) A point or hit.
- noun a direct stroke or hit.
- noun a backhanded stroke.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun fencing A
point orhit .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Rodriguez, the top prosecutor, said there is at least one distribution point - or "punto" - in each of the island's 240 housing projects.
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Rodriguez, the top prosecutor, said there is at least one distribution point - or "punto" - in each of the island's 240 housing projects.
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Called "punto in aria" or "stitch in the air" by the Italians, the intricate weave became popular in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Venetian chalice-cover of the seventeenth century has a background of cut-work, the figures being worked in punto in aria. (iii) Needle lace made without any foundation at all, and hence called punto in aria.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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Desde mi punto de vista "Mexconnect" y ¡Arriba México!
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Desde mi punto de vista "Mexconnect" y ¡Arriba México!
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Desde mi punto de vista "Mexconnect" y ¡Arriba México!
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Desde mi punto de vista "Mexconnect" y ¡Arriba México!
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Va a señora caminado por la acera y esta a punto de caer en un hoyo, y alquien hace el comentario ...
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Desde mi punto de vista "Mexconnect" y ¡Arriba México!
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