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1.
pointe
n.(1)
436 quotations in 15 senses
Sense / Definition
(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…
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