point dappui

[Fr.=point of support.] Mil.: Point of support, basis; a fixed point on which troops form, and on which operations are based. *point de vise, *point-device, adj . & adv . [A shortened form of at point device =exactly, from O. Fr. à point dev is =to the very point imagined.] A. As adj .: Precise, nice, finical. "You are rather point device in your accoutrements, as loving yourself, than seeming the lover of any other." -Shakesp .: As You Like It , iii. 2. B. As adv.: To a nicety, exactly. "Thus for the nuptial hour, all fitted point -device." Drayton: Polyolbion, s. 25. point d'orgue, s. [ORGAN-POINT.] point-hole, s. Print.: A hole made in a sheet of paper by a register pin, or by points on the tympan. point-lace, s. [POINT, s ., I. 18.] point-paper, s. Pricked paper for making, copying, or transferring designs.