First Known Use: circa 1882
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petit point
noun pet·it point \ˈpe-tē-ˌpȯint\
Definition of PETIT POINT
: tent stitch; also : embroidery made with this stitch
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Origin of PETIT POINT
French, literally, small point
Rhymes with PETIT POINT
at gunpoint, at knifepoint, basis point, boiling point, breaking point, brownie point, cardinal point, counterpoint, Curie point, disappoint, extra point, floating-point, focal point, freezing point, growing point, ideal point, knuckle joint, melting point, miter joint, needlepoint, out of joint, pedal point, point-to-point, pressure point, rabbet joint, selling point, silverpoint, sticking point, strain a point, stretch a point, talking point, to the point, trigger point, triple point, turning point, vantage point, vowel point
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