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drypoint
noun dry·point \ˈdrī-ˌpȯint\
Definition of DRYPOINT
: an engraving made with a steel or jeweled point directly into the metal plate without the use of acid as in etching; also : a print made from such an engraving
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First Known Use of DRYPOINT
1871
Rhymes with DRYPOINT
adjoint, anoint, appoint, aroint, ballpoint, bluepoint, blue point, break point, butt joint, checkpoint, choke point, clip joint, conjoint, dew point, disjoint, end point, fixed-point, flash point, game point, grade point, gunpoint, High Point, hinge joint, hip joint, ice point, juke joint, knifepoint, lap joint, match point, midpoint, near point, nonpoint, outpoint, pen point, pinpoint, pourpoint, price point, seal point, set point, standpoint, strongpoint, tuck-point, viewpoint, waypoint
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