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Appointer
Appointer Ap*point"er, n.
One who appoints, or executes a power of appointment. --Kent.
Bristle-pointed
Bristle-pointed Bris"tle-point`ed, a. (Bot.)
Terminating in a very fine, sharp point, as some leaves.
Disappointed
Disappointed Dis`ap*point"ed, a.
1. Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a
disappointed person or hope.
2. Unprepared; unequipped. [Obs.]
Cut off even in the blossoms of my sin, Unhouseled,
disappointed, unaneled. --Shak.
Needle-pointed
Needle-pointed Nee"dle-pointed`, a.
Pointed as needles.
PointedPoint Point, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pointed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pointing.] [Cf. F. pointer. See Point, n.]
1. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or
file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil.
Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral.
2. To direct toward an abject; to aim; as, to point a gun at
a wolf, or a cannon at a fort.
3. Hence, to direct the attention or notice of.
Whosoever should be guided through his battles by
Minerva, and pointed to every scene of them. --Pope.
4. To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to
point a composition.
5. To mark (as Hebrew) with vowel points.
6. To give particular prominence to; to designate in a
special manner; to indicate, as if by pointing; as, the
error was pointed out. --Pope.
He points it, however, by no deviation from his
straightforward manner of speech. --Dickens.
7. To indicate or discover by a fixed look, as game.
8. (Masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by
introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it
to a smooth surface.
9. (Stone Cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
To point a rope (Naut.), to taper and neatly finish off the
end by interweaving the nettles.
To point a sail (Naut.), to affix points through the eyelet
holes of the reefs.
To point off, to divide into periods or groups, or to
separate, by pointing, as figures.
To point the yards (of a vessel) (Naut.), to brace them so
that the wind shall strike the sails obliquely. --Totten. PointedPointed Point"ed, a.
1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock.
2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of
expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a
particular person or thing.
His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. --Pope.
Pointed arch (Arch.), an arch with a pointed crown.
Pointed style (Arch.), a name given to that style of
architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant
feature; -- more commonly called Gothic. --
Point"ed*ly, adv. -- Point"ed*ness, n. Pointed archPointed Point"ed, a.
1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock.
2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of
expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a
particular person or thing.
His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. --Pope.
Pointed arch (Arch.), an arch with a pointed crown.
Pointed style (Arch.), a name given to that style of
architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant
feature; -- more commonly called Gothic. --
Point"ed*ly, adv. -- Point"ed*ness, n. Pointed stylePointed Point"ed, a.
1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock.
2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of
expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a
particular person or thing.
His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. --Pope.
Pointed arch (Arch.), an arch with a pointed crown.
Pointed style (Arch.), a name given to that style of
architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant
feature; -- more commonly called Gothic. --
Point"ed*ly, adv. -- Point"ed*ness, n. PointedlyPointed Point"ed, a.
1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock.
2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of
expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a
particular person or thing.
His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. --Pope.
Pointed arch (Arch.), an arch with a pointed crown.
Pointed style (Arch.), a name given to that style of
architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant
feature; -- more commonly called Gothic. --
Point"ed*ly, adv. -- Point"ed*ness, n. PointednessPointed Point"ed, a.
1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock.
2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of
expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a
particular person or thing.
His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. --Pope.
Pointed arch (Arch.), an arch with a pointed crown.
Pointed style (Arch.), a name given to that style of
architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant
feature; -- more commonly called Gothic. --
Point"ed*ly, adv. -- Point"ed*ness, n. PointerPointer Point"er, n.
One who, or that which, points. Specifically:
(a) The hand of a timepiece.
(b) (Zo["o]l.) One of a breed of dogs trained to stop at
scent of game, and with the nose point it out to
sportsmen.
(c) pl. (Astron.) The two stars (Merak and Dubhe) in the
Great Bear, the line between which points nearly in the
direction of the north star. See Illust. of Ursa Major.
(b) pl. (Naut.) Diagonal braces sometimes fixed across the
hold. Probe-pointedProbe Probe, n. (Surg.)
An instrument for examining the depth or other circumstances
of a wound, ulcer, or cavity, or the direction of a sinus, of
for exploring for bullets, for stones in the bladder, etc.
--Parr.
Probe, or Probe-pointed, scissors (Surg.), scissors
used to open wounds, the blade of which, to be thrust into
the orifice, has a button at the end. --Wiseman. Probe-pointed
Probe-pointed Probe"-point`ed, a. (Surg.)
Having a blunt or button-shaped extremity; -- said of cutting
instruments.
Three-pointed
Three-pointed Three"-point`ed, a. (Bot.)
Having three acute or setigerous points; tricuspidate.
Meaning of POINTE from wikipedia
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Pointe technique (/pwænt/ pwant) is part of
classical ballet involving a
technique that
concerns pointe work, in
which a
ballet dancer supports all body...
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pointe shoe (UK: /pwæ̃t/, US: /pwɑːnt, pɔːɪnt/), also
referred to as a
ballet shoe, is a type of shoe worn by
ballet dancers when
performing pointe work...
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Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997
American black comedy film
directed by
George Armitage from a
screenplay by Tom Jankiewicz, D. V. DeVincentis,
Steve Pink...
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Grosse Pointe Park
Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe Farms Grosse Pointe S****s (incorporated in 2009 from the
remnants of two townships:
Grosse Pointe Township...
- Pointes:
Grosse Pointe Park,
Grosse Pointe City,
Grosse Pointe Farms,
Grosse Pointe Woods and
Grosse Pointe S****s.
Together with
Grosse Pointe Park and Grosse...
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Pointe-Claire (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t klɛʁ],
Canadian French: [pwãẽ̯t klaɛ̯ʁ]) is a
Quebec local muni****lity
within the
Urban agglomeration of Montreal...
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Pointe-Noire (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t.nwaʁ]; Kongo: Njinji, French:
Ndjindji with the
letter d
following French spelling standards) is the second...
- La
Pointe du Hoc (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t dy ɔk]) is a
promontory with a 35-metre (110 ft)
cliff overlooking the
English Channel on the northwestern...
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Pointe-à-Pitre (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃tapitʁ];
Guadeloupean Creole: Pwentapit, [pwɛ̃tapit], or
simply Lapwent, [lapwɛ̃t]) is the
second most populous...
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Pointe-à-Pitre
International Airport or
Pointe-à-Pitre Le
Raizet Airport (French: Aérodrome de
Pointe-à-Pitre Le
Raizet or Aéroport
Guadeloupe Maryse...
