Usually means: Delicate, patterned, openwork knitting design.
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  1. pointelle: Merriam-Webster
  2. Pointelle, pointelle: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. pointelle: Collins English Dictionary
  4. pointelle: Wiktionary
  5. pointelle: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.

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  1. Pointelle: Corporate Apparel Glossary

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  1. Fabric Glossary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pointelle)

▸ noun:  A type of knit fabric that contains a pattern of open spaces.

Similar:
argyle, ajouré, openwork stocking, mode, façonné, bouclé, point net, entrelac, picot, wheel stitch, more...

Opposite:
ribbed, textured, knit, woven

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Similar:
argyle, ajouré, openwork stocking, mode, façonné, bouclé, point net, entrelac, picot, wheel stitch, more...

Opposite:
ribbed, textured, knit, woven



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