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diamond point

noun

  1. Furniture. a faceted, low-relief ornamental motif giving the effect of a cut gem.
  2. an acute, pyramidal point on a nail or spike.


diamond point

noun

  1. a diamond-tipped engraving tool
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of diamond point1

First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences

A "dry point" plate is produced by drawing on a copper plate with a steel or diamond point, and without biting by acid.

Astern, a diamond point against the darkening sky, Minot's Light shone.

If necessary to use them, the ends may be firmly fixed by cutting a ring with a sharp, diamond-point cold chisel.

Sometimes the diamond point breaks half-way through the ruling, and a week's work is spoilt.

Athenian diamond; A few very fine early gems ascribed to Athens, are executed wholly with diamond-point.

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