diamond point

American  

noun

1. Furniture.  a faceted, low-relief ornamental motif giving the effect of a cut gem.

2. an acute, pyramidal point on a nail or spike.

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diamond point British  

noun

1. a diamond-tipped engraving tool

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Etymology

Origin of diamond point

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Here’s just a fragment from one of hers: “a meridienne, banquette, pouf, ottoman, ear, stile, cross rail, stretcher, cross stretcher, crinoline stretcher, cornice, top rail, diamond point.”

From New York Times

“Drypoint is a printmaking technique of the intaglio family, in which an image is scratched onto a plate with a needle made of sharp metal or with a diamond point,” Iancu said.

From Washington Times

There are, however, furnished with each holder a right and left-hand diamond point and a right and left-hand side tool, each being hardened for half its full length.

From Project Gutenberg

He first earned his living by engraving a large number of elegant and original designs on steel with a diamond point, for patent medicine labels.

From Project Gutenberg

The tools employed by the Renaissance engraver were the drill and the wheel, while the ancient artist also employed the diamond point.

From Project Gutenberg