POINTILLAGE

PRONUNCIATION: (pwan-tee-YAZH)

MEANING: noun: A style of painting in which small dots are applied to the canvas. Also known as pointillism.

ETYMOLOGY: From French pointiller (to paint small dots), from Latin punctum (point), from pungere (to prick). Earliest documented use: 1887.
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PO IN VILLAGE - the river goes through the middle of town

PIN TILLAGE - the growing of golf holes

POINT ULLAGE - a promontory where liquid contents evaporate from bottles