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needlepoint
noun nee·dle·point \-ˌpȯint\
: designs made by covering a piece of cloth with small stitches
: the activity or art of making needlepoint
Full Definition of NEEDLEPOINT
1
: lace worked with a needle over a paper pattern
2
: embroidery done on canvas usually in simple even stitches across counted threads
— needlepoint adjective
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First Known Use of NEEDLEPOINT
1865
Rhymes with NEEDLEPOINT
at gunpoint, at knifepoint, basis point, boiling point, breaking point, brownie point, cardinal point, counterpoint, Curie point, disappoint, extra point, floating-point, focal point, freezing point, growing point, ideal point, knuckle joint, melting point, miter joint, out of joint, pedal point, petit point, point-to-point, pressure point, rabbet joint, selling point, silverpoint, sticking point, strain a point, stretch a point, talking point, to the point, trigger point, triple point, turning point, vantage point, vowel point
NEEDLEPOINT Defined for Kids
needlepoint
noun nee·dle·point \ˈnē-dəl-ˌpȯint\
Definition of NEEDLEPOINT for Kids
: embroidery done on canvas usually in simple even stitches across counted threads
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