Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

point-device

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables
point-de-vice
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of lace worked with devices.

Uncountable

noun

Anything uncommonly precise and exact.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English poynt devise, from the Old French phrase *a point devise, with the participle taken as a noun; compare Old French a devis and Anglo-Norman en poynt devis.

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Inflected Forms

point-devise (alternative)

Questions

What does point-device mean?
A form of lace worked with devices.
Where does point-device come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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