point d'esprit

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(Fr. pwan de sprē′)


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point d'es•prit  (Fr. pwan de sprē′),USA pronunciation 
  1. a bobbinet or tulle with oval or square dots woven in an irregular pattern.
  • French: spirit (i.e., Holy Ghost) stitch
  • 1860–65


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