perloir

noun

per·​loir

¦pərl¦wär

plural -s

: a steel punch of half-bead form used especially for modeling balls on metal and for cutting foil to be inserted in enamel

Word History

Etymology

French, from perler to make in the shape of pearls, from perle

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