Dear Friends,
As I laboured away with love and forbearance on my Chantilly today, I
began to ponder on the origin of the use of the word "point" when it
came to describing a ground, or indeed as in needle point etc. etc.
Why would such a ground be designated a "point ground" rather than
say using the simpler word "net"? Or is it a carry over from the
French "petit point" meaning, I suppose, "little stitch": as opposed
to Gros Point - gosh the mind wanders!
Perhaps you can help with some history here Alex
David in Ballarat
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