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POINTEL

Dictionary entry overview: What does pointel mean?

• POINTEL (noun)
The noun POINTEL has 1 sense:

1. a tool used by an engraver

Familiarity information: POINTEL used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• POINTEL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A tool used by an engraver

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

graver; graving tool; pointel; pointrel

Hypernyms ("pointel" is a kind of...):

hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pointel"):

scauper; scorper (a graver used to scoop out broad areas when engraving wood or metal)

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