Word: drypoints
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dry
points
Definition: Plural of drypoint. A technique of intaglio printmaking similar to engraving in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point.
Morphemes:
Affix: dry
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The process by which something is dried.
Affix: point
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The sharp tip of an object.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pūnctum
Language: la
Decoded: punctum
Meaning: a hole punched in; a point, puncture
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).