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Definition of Pointrel
1. Noun. A tool used by an engraver.
Generic synonyms: Hand Tool
Specialized synonyms: Scauper, Scorper
Definition of Pointrel
1. n. A graving tool.
Definition of Pointrel
1. Noun. An engraving tool. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pointrel
Literary usage of Pointrel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geometrical and Graphical Essays: Containing a General Description of the by George Adams (1813)
"The tracing point, or pointrel, is a pointed piece of steel fitted to a brass
handle ; it is used to draw obscure lines, or to trace the ..."
2. The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette (1838)
"... metal with a wet composition of whiting, plaster of paris, and similar
substances, and when dried to trace thereon with a needle or pointrel any letters ..."
3. Iron edited by Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey (1838)
"... wet composition of whiting, plaster of paris, and similar substances, and when
dried to trace thereon with a needle or pointrel any letters or drawings. ..."
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