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21 עוקצה
point, sting -
22 עיקר
point, gist, essence, highlight, juice, kernel, meat, nub, pith, quintessence, rootstock, epitome; dogma, tenet; principle, fundamental, rudiment, element -
23 פואנטה
point -
24 תרתי דסתרי
point and counterpoint, paradoxically -
25 נקודת מוצא
starting point; check point, control point; reference point -
26 חדש
חָדַש(b. h.) ( to be bright, to be new. Pi. חִדֵּש, חִידֵּש 1) to renew, renovate, polish. Lev. R. s. 29 (ref. to בחדש, Ps. 81:4) תְּחַדְּשוּ מעשיכם ye shall polish (cleanse) your doings. Gen. R. s. 78, beg. (ref. to Lam. 3:23) אתה מְחַדְּשֵׁנוּוכ׳ thou renewest our lives every morning; אתה מח׳ לבוקרןוכ׳ thou inspirest us with new life in the morning (rise to power), v. בֹּקֶר; a. fr. 2) to commence anew, do again. R. Hash. 7a, a. e. (ref. to Num. 28:14) חַדֵּש והבאוכ׳ commence a new account and offer Trumah of the new produces. 3) to promulgate a new law, to establish a new interpretation of a Biblical law; to find a new point. Sabb.104a, a. fr. (ref. to Lev. 26:46) אין נביא רשאי לְחַדֵּשוכ׳ (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l.) since the promulgation of these laws no prophet has a right to issue a new law. Y.Erub.V, 22c bot. it is called the New Gate, because there חִידְּשוּוכ׳ (not חו׳) the Sofrim instituted the interpretation ( Halakhah); a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְחַדֵּש, Nithpa. נִתְחַדֵּש 1) to be renewed, to be established as a new interpretation (cmp. Lat. novellae); to be offered as a new point ( דבר חדש). Y.Yeb.VIII, 9c top (ref. to 1 Chr. 8:9) שעל ידיה נִתְחַדְּשָׁה הלכהוכ׳ at her instance the new interpretation (of the law Deut. 23:4) was established; Midr. Sam. ch. 22; Ruth R. to II, 5 כבר נ׳ הלכה the law has been interpreted long before. Sot.3b, a. fr. לא נשנית אלא בשביל דברשנ׳ בה the section is repeated for the sake of a new point added. 2) to change turns. Yoma 26a משמרות מִתְחַדְּשוֹת the Temple attendants are relieved. -
27 חָדַש
חָדַש(b. h.) ( to be bright, to be new. Pi. חִדֵּש, חִידֵּש 1) to renew, renovate, polish. Lev. R. s. 29 (ref. to בחדש, Ps. 81:4) תְּחַדְּשוּ מעשיכם ye shall polish (cleanse) your doings. Gen. R. s. 78, beg. (ref. to Lam. 3:23) אתה מְחַדְּשֵׁנוּוכ׳ thou renewest our lives every morning; אתה מח׳ לבוקרןוכ׳ thou inspirest us with new life in the morning (rise to power), v. בֹּקֶר; a. fr. 2) to commence anew, do again. R. Hash. 7a, a. e. (ref. to Num. 28:14) חַדֵּש והבאוכ׳ commence a new account and offer Trumah of the new produces. 3) to promulgate a new law, to establish a new interpretation of a Biblical law; to find a new point. Sabb.104a, a. fr. (ref. to Lev. 26:46) אין נביא רשאי לְחַדֵּשוכ׳ (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l.) since the promulgation of these laws no prophet has a right to issue a new law. Y.Erub.V, 22c bot. it is called the New Gate, because there חִידְּשוּוכ׳ (not חו׳) the Sofrim instituted the interpretation ( Halakhah); a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְחַדֵּש, Nithpa. נִתְחַדֵּש 1) to be renewed, to be established as a new interpretation (cmp. Lat. novellae); to be offered as a new point ( דבר חדש). Y.Yeb.VIII, 9c top (ref. to 1 Chr. 8:9) שעל ידיה נִתְחַדְּשָׁה הלכהוכ׳ at her instance the new interpretation (of the law Deut. 23:4) was established; Midr. Sam. ch. 22; Ruth R. to II, 5 כבר נ׳ הלכה the law has been interpreted long before. Sot.3b, a. fr. לא נשנית אלא בשביל דברשנ׳ בה the section is repeated for the sake of a new point added. 2) to change turns. Yoma 26a משמרות מִתְחַדְּשוֹת the Temple attendants are relieved. -
28 חוד
חוֹדm. ( חדד) point, thin part. Cant. R. to V, 2 כחוּדָּה של מחט as the point of a needle. B. Kam.81a bot., v. חוֹב II. Zeb.53a (חוּדָּהּ) חוּדּוֹ של קרן the point of the horn of the altar. Tosef.Kel.B. Mets. III, 9, v. חוֹר I. V. חַדָּה. -
29 חוֹד
חוֹדm. ( חדד) point, thin part. Cant. R. to V, 2 כחוּדָּה של מחט as the point of a needle. B. Kam.81a bot., v. חוֹב II. Zeb.53a (חוּדָּהּ) חוּדּוֹ של קרן the point of the horn of the altar. Tosef.Kel.B. Mets. III, 9, v. חוֹר I. V. חַדָּה. -
30 ירי
ירי, יָרָה(b. h.; cmp. אֲרִי I) to permeate, penetrate; to shoot forth. Nidd.43a; Ḥag.15a (read:) כל … שאינו יוֹרֶה כחץ אינה מזרעת (Ms. M. אינו מוליד; Ms. M. 2 שאינה יוֹרָה, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) a spermatic emission which does not permeate (shoot forth) like an arrow, cannot fructify; Yeb.65a היא קיימא לה בי׳ כחץ she can feel it whether the emission is permeating Sifré Deut. 42 יוֹרֶה שמתכון … יורדוכ׳ the rain is called yoreh (shooting), for it is aimed at the earth with deliberation, and does not come down in a storm; Taan.6a יורה שיורד בנחת. 2) to throw, shoot. Yalk. Gen. 133 לִירוֹת בב׳ ידיו to throw spears with both hands; v. infra. Hif. הוֹרָה 1) to permeate. Sifré l. c. שמוֹרֶה ומרוה הארץוכ׳ for it (the yoreh, v. supra) pervades and satisfies the earth and gives her drink down to the deep (Taan. l. c., Yalk. Deut. 863 only שמַרְוֶה).Y.Maasr.I, 49a top משיורו יכ׳, read: משיִרְווּ, v. רָוָה a. מַרְוִית. 2) to point, aim at, shoot, cast. Lam. R. to I, 18 1 שלש … הוֹרוּ בו three hundred arrows did they shoot into his body; Y.Kidd.I, 61a bot. יורו במשיחוכ׳ (read: הורו or יָירוּ. Kal). Yalk. Gen. l. c. (fr. Midr. Vayisu) היה מוֹרֶה חניתיתוכ׳ he threw spears with both hands Ex. R. s. 3 (ref. to והיריתיך, Ex. 4:12) מורה אניוכ׳ I shall shoot my words into thy mouth like an arrow; a. fr. 3) to point out, to direct, teach, instruct; to decide. Hor.I, 1 הוֹרוּב״דוכ׳ if a court has (through error) directed to transgress one of the commands Ib. 2 ה׳ב״ד וידעווכ׳ a court has given a decision and finding out its mistake reversed it. Yeb.X, 2 הוֹרוּהָב״ד לינשא if a court instructed her that she may marry again. Ber.31b; Erub.63a כל המוֹרֶה הלכה בפניוכ׳ whoever decides a law-point in the presence of his teacher. Ab. V, 8 המוֹרִים בתורהוכ׳ who decide in religious matters against the law (by means of sophistry). Sabb.19b ה׳ … כר׳וכ׳ R. … decided in agreement with the opinion of ; a. fr. Erub.65a (a citation, from Sirach 10:26?; v., however, Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 70) בצר אל יוֹרֶה he who is in trouble, should give no opinionapplied by analogy to prayer in an unsettled condition of mind. -
31 ירה
ירי, יָרָה(b. h.; cmp. אֲרִי I) to permeate, penetrate; to shoot forth. Nidd.43a; Ḥag.15a (read:) כל … שאינו יוֹרֶה כחץ אינה מזרעת (Ms. M. אינו מוליד; Ms. M. 2 שאינה יוֹרָה, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) a spermatic emission which does not permeate (shoot forth) like an arrow, cannot fructify; Yeb.65a היא קיימא לה בי׳ כחץ she can feel it whether the emission is permeating Sifré Deut. 42 יוֹרֶה שמתכון … יורדוכ׳ the rain is called yoreh (shooting), for it is aimed at the earth with deliberation, and does not come down in a storm; Taan.6a יורה שיורד בנחת. 2) to throw, shoot. Yalk. Gen. 133 לִירוֹת בב׳ ידיו to throw spears with both hands; v. infra. Hif. הוֹרָה 1) to permeate. Sifré l. c. שמוֹרֶה ומרוה הארץוכ׳ for it (the yoreh, v. supra) pervades and satisfies the earth and gives her drink down to the deep (Taan. l. c., Yalk. Deut. 863 only שמַרְוֶה).Y.Maasr.I, 49a top משיורו יכ׳, read: משיִרְווּ, v. רָוָה a. מַרְוִית. 2) to point, aim at, shoot, cast. Lam. R. to I, 18 1 שלש … הוֹרוּ בו three hundred arrows did they shoot into his body; Y.Kidd.I, 61a bot. יורו במשיחוכ׳ (read: הורו or יָירוּ. Kal). Yalk. Gen. l. c. (fr. Midr. Vayisu) היה מוֹרֶה חניתיתוכ׳ he threw spears with both hands Ex. R. s. 3 (ref. to והיריתיך, Ex. 4:12) מורה אניוכ׳ I shall shoot my words into thy mouth like an arrow; a. fr. 3) to point out, to direct, teach, instruct; to decide. Hor.I, 1 הוֹרוּב״דוכ׳ if a court has (through error) directed to transgress one of the commands Ib. 2 ה׳ב״ד וידעווכ׳ a court has given a decision and finding out its mistake reversed it. Yeb.X, 2 הוֹרוּהָב״ד לינשא if a court instructed her that she may marry again. Ber.31b; Erub.63a כל המוֹרֶה הלכה בפניוכ׳ whoever decides a law-point in the presence of his teacher. Ab. V, 8 המוֹרִים בתורהוכ׳ who decide in religious matters against the law (by means of sophistry). Sabb.19b ה׳ … כר׳וכ׳ R. … decided in agreement with the opinion of ; a. fr. Erub.65a (a citation, from Sirach 10:26?; v., however, Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 70) בצר אל יוֹרֶה he who is in trouble, should give no opinionapplied by analogy to prayer in an unsettled condition of mind. -
32 יָרָה
ירי, יָרָה(b. h.; cmp. אֲרִי I) to permeate, penetrate; to shoot forth. Nidd.43a; Ḥag.15a (read:) כל … שאינו יוֹרֶה כחץ אינה מזרעת (Ms. M. אינו מוליד; Ms. M. 2 שאינה יוֹרָה, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) a spermatic emission which does not permeate (shoot forth) like an arrow, cannot fructify; Yeb.65a היא קיימא לה בי׳ כחץ she can feel it whether the emission is permeating Sifré Deut. 42 יוֹרֶה שמתכון … יורדוכ׳ the rain is called yoreh (shooting), for it is aimed at the earth with deliberation, and does not come down in a storm; Taan.6a יורה שיורד בנחת. 2) to throw, shoot. Yalk. Gen. 133 לִירוֹת בב׳ ידיו to throw spears with both hands; v. infra. Hif. הוֹרָה 1) to permeate. Sifré l. c. שמוֹרֶה ומרוה הארץוכ׳ for it (the yoreh, v. supra) pervades and satisfies the earth and gives her drink down to the deep (Taan. l. c., Yalk. Deut. 863 only שמַרְוֶה).Y.Maasr.I, 49a top משיורו יכ׳, read: משיִרְווּ, v. רָוָה a. מַרְוִית. 2) to point, aim at, shoot, cast. Lam. R. to I, 18 1 שלש … הוֹרוּ בו three hundred arrows did they shoot into his body; Y.Kidd.I, 61a bot. יורו במשיחוכ׳ (read: הורו or יָירוּ. Kal). Yalk. Gen. l. c. (fr. Midr. Vayisu) היה מוֹרֶה חניתיתוכ׳ he threw spears with both hands Ex. R. s. 3 (ref. to והיריתיך, Ex. 4:12) מורה אניוכ׳ I shall shoot my words into thy mouth like an arrow; a. fr. 3) to point out, to direct, teach, instruct; to decide. Hor.I, 1 הוֹרוּב״דוכ׳ if a court has (through error) directed to transgress one of the commands Ib. 2 ה׳ב״ד וידעווכ׳ a court has given a decision and finding out its mistake reversed it. Yeb.X, 2 הוֹרוּהָב״ד לינשא if a court instructed her that she may marry again. Ber.31b; Erub.63a כל המוֹרֶה הלכה בפניוכ׳ whoever decides a law-point in the presence of his teacher. Ab. V, 8 המוֹרִים בתורהוכ׳ who decide in religious matters against the law (by means of sophistry). Sabb.19b ה׳ … כר׳וכ׳ R. … decided in agreement with the opinion of ; a. fr. Erub.65a (a citation, from Sirach 10:26?; v., however, Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 70) בצר אל יוֹרֶה he who is in trouble, should give no opinionapplied by analogy to prayer in an unsettled condition of mind. -
33 פתח
פֶּתַחm. (b. h.; פָּתַח) opening, door, gate. Keth.IV, 3 (ref. to Deut. 22:21) אין לה לא פ׳ בית האבוכ׳ if she (the faithless betrothed) has no paternal house door. Y.Sabb.VII, 9c top ניכר הוא … על פִּיתְחָהּ של תירה it can; be seen that this man has never passed the gate of the Law (never studied). Koh. R. to III, 11 זה הפ׳ פתוח עד התהום this gate (verse used as introductory text, v. פָּתַח) opens to the deep, i. e. leads to deep reflection. Gen. R. s. 85 (ref. to פתח עינים, Gen. 38:14) תלה עיניה בפ׳ שכל העיניםוכ׳ she lifted up her eyes to the gate to which all eyes are directed (she prayed to the Lord). Ib. s. 38 פתח … פ׳ של תשובה the Lord opened to them the gate of repentance; a. fr.Euphem. פ׳ פָּתוּחַ absence of virginity Keth.9b טענת פ׳ פ׳, contrad. to טענת דמים, v. דָּם. Ib. a ופ׳ פ׳ כשני עדים דמי and the husbands statement that lie found ‘the gate open is like a statement of two witnesses (to make her forbidden to him as a faithless betrothed); a. fr.Trnsf. a) an opening for retracting a vow, a suggestion, v. פָּתַח. Gen. R. s. 91 למאה … מצא להם פ׳ for one hundred and fifty Nazarites he found causes for absolution; a. fr.b) the starting time of menstruation. Arakh.II, 1 אין פ׳ בטועהוכ׳ for a woman that has lost the account of a prolonged flux, there is no new starting point within either less than seven or more than seventeen days. Ib. 8a פִּתְחָהּ שבעה עשר her sure starting point is after seventeen days; a. fr.Pl. פְּתָחִים, פְּתָחִין. B. Bath.IX, 1 ישאלו על הפ׳ let them go begging at the doors; Keth.XIII, 3 יחזרו על הפ׳. Cant. R. to V, 2 פתחו לי פתח … ואני פותח לכם פ׳וכ׳ make for me one opening for return as wide as the point of a needle, and I shall open for you gates through which wagons and coaches can pass; a. fr.Ab. III, 18 פִּתְחֵי נדה the calculations concerning starting points of menstruants (v. supra). -
34 פֶּתַח
פֶּתַחm. (b. h.; פָּתַח) opening, door, gate. Keth.IV, 3 (ref. to Deut. 22:21) אין לה לא פ׳ בית האבוכ׳ if she (the faithless betrothed) has no paternal house door. Y.Sabb.VII, 9c top ניכר הוא … על פִּיתְחָהּ של תירה it can; be seen that this man has never passed the gate of the Law (never studied). Koh. R. to III, 11 זה הפ׳ פתוח עד התהום this gate (verse used as introductory text, v. פָּתַח) opens to the deep, i. e. leads to deep reflection. Gen. R. s. 85 (ref. to פתח עינים, Gen. 38:14) תלה עיניה בפ׳ שכל העיניםוכ׳ she lifted up her eyes to the gate to which all eyes are directed (she prayed to the Lord). Ib. s. 38 פתח … פ׳ של תשובה the Lord opened to them the gate of repentance; a. fr.Euphem. פ׳ פָּתוּחַ absence of virginity Keth.9b טענת פ׳ פ׳, contrad. to טענת דמים, v. דָּם. Ib. a ופ׳ פ׳ כשני עדים דמי and the husbands statement that lie found ‘the gate open is like a statement of two witnesses (to make her forbidden to him as a faithless betrothed); a. fr.Trnsf. a) an opening for retracting a vow, a suggestion, v. פָּתַח. Gen. R. s. 91 למאה … מצא להם פ׳ for one hundred and fifty Nazarites he found causes for absolution; a. fr.b) the starting time of menstruation. Arakh.II, 1 אין פ׳ בטועהוכ׳ for a woman that has lost the account of a prolonged flux, there is no new starting point within either less than seven or more than seventeen days. Ib. 8a פִּתְחָהּ שבעה עשר her sure starting point is after seventeen days; a. fr.Pl. פְּתָחִים, פְּתָחִין. B. Bath.IX, 1 ישאלו על הפ׳ let them go begging at the doors; Keth.XIII, 3 יחזרו על הפ׳. Cant. R. to V, 2 פתחו לי פתח … ואני פותח לכם פ׳וכ׳ make for me one opening for return as wide as the point of a needle, and I shall open for you gates through which wagons and coaches can pass; a. fr.Ab. III, 18 פִּתְחֵי נדה the calculations concerning starting points of menstruants (v. supra). -
35 צד
צַד(b. h.; צדר to join; cmp. סַד) side, border. B. Mets.11a עומד בצד שדהו he was standing at the border of his field. Snh.IV, 2 in capital cases מתחילין מן הצד they begin to take the votes from the side bench (the junior judges), opp. הגדול. Ib. 36a (in Chald. dict.) כולהו … מן הצד הוו מתחלי they began all their voting with the youngest; Gitt.59a. Snh.38b תשובתן בצִידָּן, v. פָּקַר. Gen. R. s. 8 בצִדָּהּ, v. פִּתְחוֹן. Nidd.22b מצד אחר, v. פָּנָה. Kidd.74b מצידה (Var. in Ar. s. v. צד: מצמדה), v. תַּבְרָא.B. Mets.63a, a. fr. צד אחד בריבית, v. רִבִּית. B. Kam.I, 1, a. fr. הצד השוה שבהן the points common to both, v. הֲרֵי I. Kidd.78a, a. e. מה להצד השוהוכ׳ what is the common point? Ib. ומייתי לה במה הצד and proves it by analogy from the common point. Ber.35a מה להצד … שכן יש בו צד מזבח what is the common point? that it may eventually be used for the altar?; ואתי נמי זית … צד מזבח and so is ‘olive included, which is eventually used on the altar (as oil). B. Mets. 115a לצד שני another interpretation. מן הצד sideways, in an unusual manner, indirectly. Sabb.43b, v. טִלְטוּל h. Ib. 47b בנין מן הצד an indirect way of building (putting up a folding bed); a. fr. כאיוה צד, כאי זה צד, כיזה צד, v. כֵּיצַדPl. v. צְדָד. -
36 צַד
צַד(b. h.; צדר to join; cmp. סַד) side, border. B. Mets.11a עומד בצד שדהו he was standing at the border of his field. Snh.IV, 2 in capital cases מתחילין מן הצד they begin to take the votes from the side bench (the junior judges), opp. הגדול. Ib. 36a (in Chald. dict.) כולהו … מן הצד הוו מתחלי they began all their voting with the youngest; Gitt.59a. Snh.38b תשובתן בצִידָּן, v. פָּקַר. Gen. R. s. 8 בצִדָּהּ, v. פִּתְחוֹן. Nidd.22b מצד אחר, v. פָּנָה. Kidd.74b מצידה (Var. in Ar. s. v. צד: מצמדה), v. תַּבְרָא.B. Mets.63a, a. fr. צד אחד בריבית, v. רִבִּית. B. Kam.I, 1, a. fr. הצד השוה שבהן the points common to both, v. הֲרֵי I. Kidd.78a, a. e. מה להצד השוהוכ׳ what is the common point? Ib. ומייתי לה במה הצד and proves it by analogy from the common point. Ber.35a מה להצד … שכן יש בו צד מזבח what is the common point? that it may eventually be used for the altar?; ואתי נמי זית … צד מזבח and so is ‘olive included, which is eventually used on the altar (as oil). B. Mets. 115a לצד שני another interpretation. מן הצד sideways, in an unusual manner, indirectly. Sabb.43b, v. טִלְטוּל h. Ib. 47b בנין מן הצד an indirect way of building (putting up a folding bed); a. fr. כאיוה צד, כאי זה צד, כיזה צד, v. כֵּיצַדPl. v. צְדָד. -
37 הביא לרתיחה
heated to the boiling point, brought to the boiling point -
38 מבחינה זואוגיאוגרפית
zoogeographically, from the point of view of zoogeography, from the point of view of the geographical distribution of animals and the relationship between the animals and their environment -
39 מבחינה יורידית
juridically, according to the law, from a legal point of view, from the point of view of jurisprudence, legally -
40 מבחינה מוניטרית
monetarily, from a monetary point of view; from a financial point of view
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point — 1. (poin ; le t se lie : un poin t important ; au pluriel, l s se lie : des points z importants) s. m. 1° Douleur qui point, qui pique. 2° Piqûre que l on fait dans l étoffe avec une aiguille enfilée d un fil. 3° Nom donné à certains… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Point — Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point lace — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point net — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point of concurrence — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point of contrary flexure — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point of order — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point of sight — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point of view — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point paper — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point system of type — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
