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petit point definition

pe·tit point (pet′ē)

  1. a small needlepoint stitch over one vertical and one horizontal canvas thread
  2. work done with this stitch, as a picture on canvas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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