(a) A small dot marked on a surface; also, a punctuation mark, period; (b) a small hole; prick, puncture; the pointes of peines, ?the marks of Christ's wounds; (c) a spot of dirt; med. a round spot or growth visible on the surface of the eye.

A small amount, the smallest part; the least bit; in a ~, in short; a (o) ~, even one small portion; no(n ~, not (nought) a ~, not even a single bit, none; in no way, not at all; ~ of light, a spot or beam of light.

(a) A point in space, a place, spot, location; ?also, a restricted space, narrow passage; at everi ~, in all parts of a place; at a ~, in one place, i.e., in agreement; ~ perilous, perilous ~, point of greatest danger; (b) the center point, center; the pole of a sphere; the celestial pole; fig. that upon which all depends or about which all revolves; ~ of the eie, the pupil; ~ of the south, the central southern point of the sun's diurnal course; in ~ tourneis, at the mid point of the tournament field; (c) a geometric point.

(a) A brief period of time, an instant, a moment; in a ~, in an instant; (b) a point in time, a specific time; bi this ~ at this instant; first ~, beginning; ~ of dai, daybreak; ~ of winter, beginning of winter; (c) a division or measurement of time of no agreed length.

(a) A critical or decisive moment or situation, a crisis; the point of action or decision; the brink of disaster; ~ of deth, the moment of death, or just before it; also, the fact or manner of death; at ~ of ded, at the ~ of diinge, in ~ of deth, ner the ded ~, in imminent danger of death, at death's door; (b) in (at, o, on, up, upon) ~, just about (to do or suffer sth.), ready; in ~ as, apparently at the point that (he should die); ben ~, haven a ~, to be about (to do sth.); (c) an opportune moment, opportunity, a chance; (d) a decisive conclusion.

(a) A subject, topic, theme; question for discussion, issue; also, a question, an inquiry; (b) the essential part of a subject; the central theme; haven reward at a ~, to consider the essential point; (c) an authoritative teaching, principle, proposition; a determination, decision, conclusion; (d) object, end, goal; also, purpose, intention; preven ~, to carry out (one's) intention; ?also, discover the meaning of a star; (e) a matter of concern; ground for complaint; in that ~, in that matter, in that respect; (f) reason, cause; (g) a proposal, plan of action.

(a) An item in a list, a detail, a constituent part, branch, or division of a subject or quality; a verse of the Bible; a stage in a progression; also, a phase of the moon; ~ of bileve (trouing), an article of faith; (b) one of a series of legal provisions, a rule, regulation; a regulation of a religious rule; ~ of chartre, an article in a charter; (c) an example of a general principle, an instance; (d) at (in) al pointes, in ech (everi) ~, in al manere pointes, in all particulars, in every way; in no ~, in no particular, in no way, not at all; from ~ to ~, ~ bi (for) ~, item by item, in detail; armed at al (manere) pointes, in complete armor, fully armed; unarmen of al pointes, to divest (oneself) of all one's armor.

An accusation, a charge; one particular charge in a list of accusations; pointes of treisoun (felonie, traitouri); putten pointes upon (ayenes, on), to make accusations against (sb.); preven ~, prove (one's) accusation.

(a) An activity, action, operation; an act of charity; adventure, expedition; an event; at (in) the ~, in the event, in fact, in practice; setten at the ~, to put (sth.) into operation, set going; ~ of chek-mat = draught of chek-mat [see chekmat 2. (b)]; (b) a feat of arms, armed combat, attack, encounter; ~ of armes (werre); (c) a skill in fighting, harping, medicine, necromancy, etc.; technique.

(a) State of being, condition, situation, disposition; in god (bettre, feble, lusti, etc.) ~; in eve ~, in Eve's situation; (b) good condition; oute of ~, in a bad condition, badly off; putten in ~, to render (oneself) fit or ready; putten to ~, put into a good condition, set to rights; (c) a good quality, virtue; (d) a characteristic, trait; also, a physical feature, facial feature; (e) reputation.

(a) The sharp-pointed end of a sword, knife, needle, staff, etc.; the extreme edge of an ax blade or edge tool; also fig.; engin of ~, a pointed weapon; (b) a pointed weapon; also fig.; ~ of armes, a weapon; pointes and armour, weapons and armor; (c) some kind of nail; (d) a writing implement, stylus.

(a) The point of an instrument; one of the points of a pair of compasses; the tongue of a balance; a pointer indicating the position of a star in the rete of an astrolabe; penne ~; (b) the end, head, or tip of anything: the end of an island or a rock; (c) one of the angular points of a figure or star; the angular corner of a gem; (d) the front line of an army in battle formation, the van; (e) fig. the apex of some feeling or activity, climax.

(a) A tie or lace used to fasten various garments or pieces of armor together; (b) ~ makere, a maker of points; (c) ?a piece of thread lace used as a fringe or border.

Technical senses: (a) surg. a stitch made in sewing a wound or an incision; (b) game. & chess one of the divisions of a chessboard or a backgammon board; mid ~ of the cheker, the four central squares of a chessboard; entre ~, the point on a backgammon board where a taken piece may be entered; (c) a division in a scale; a degree in angular measurement; a degree in measurement of a quality [quot.: *MS Wel.564]; (d) mus. a musical note or phrase; (e) Arch. ?a molding on a course of stone; (f) the lower front part of a horse's hoof; ~ of fot.

Her. (a) An inverted pile, i.e., one with the point upwards; (b) a pendant of a label; (c) one of the principal parts of an escutcheon used to describe the positions of charges.