pointillé

adjective

poin·​til·​lé

-(y)ā

: decorated with closely spaced usually gold dots made with a pointed tool

a pointillé leather book binding

Word History

Etymology

French, from past participle of pointiller to mark with dots, stipple, from point dot

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