"pointelle" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1976, National Wool Grower - Volume 66, page 71",
          "text": "In 1865, William Lamb introduced the first G-bed latch needle weft knitting machine, which subsequently led to the development of sweater patterns in jacquards, intarsias and pointelles.",
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        {
          "ref": "1980, Patricia Harste, The knitting book: techniques, patterns, projects, page 97",
          "text": "Pointelle patterns add a light and airy feel to a project.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Gail Baugh, The Fashion Designer's Textile Directory",
          "text": "The softness of this pointelle knit is enhanced by the subtle stripe and floral effect knitted into the fabric.",
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        "A type of knit fabric that contains a pattern of open spaces."
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          "pattern",
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          "open",
          "open"
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          "spaces",
          "spaces"
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  "word": "pointelle"
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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "ref": "1976, National Wool Grower - Volume 66, page 71",
          "text": "In 1865, William Lamb introduced the first G-bed latch needle weft knitting machine, which subsequently led to the development of sweater patterns in jacquards, intarsias and pointelles.",
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        },
        {
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          "text": "The softness of this pointelle knit is enhanced by the subtle stripe and floral effect knitted into the fabric.",
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        "A type of knit fabric that contains a pattern of open spaces."
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