trépointe
definition
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of TREPOINT s. m.
Terme de Cordonnier. C'est la couture des semelles du soulier, qui paroist en dehors entre la semelle & l'empeigne, & qui regne tout autour en façon d'arriere-points.
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