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POINTREL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pointrel mean?
• POINTREL (noun)
The noun POINTREL has 1 sense:
1. a tool used by an engraver
Familiarity information: POINTREL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tool used by an engraver
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
graver; graving tool; pointel; pointrel
Hypernyms ("pointrel" is a kind of...):
hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pointrel"):
scauper; scorper (a graver used to scoop out broad areas when engraving wood or metal)
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