pointillagen.
/ˌpɔɪntɪˈ(j)ɑːʒ/, /ˈpɔɪntɪ(j)ɑːʒ/, U.S. /ˌpɔɪn(t)iˈjɑʒ/ Now rare.† 1. Massage by striking gently with the fingertips. Obsolete.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > physiotherapy > [noun] > massage > movements
knead1853
effleurage1886
pétrissage1886
malaxation1887
percussioning1887
pointillage1887
pression1887
sciage1887
secousse1887
tapotement1889
hacking1890
1887 D. Maguire Art of Massage (ed. 4) iii. 48 Pointellage vibrations, or pointed vibrations..by striking with the points of the fingers formed into a small or a large circle.
1896 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Pointillage, Dotting. In Therapeutics, term for massage with the finger-tips.
2. = pointillism n. (in various senses).
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > period, movement, or school of art > late 19th and 20th centuries > [noun] > neo-Impressionism or pointillism
neo-impressionism1892
pointillism1899
divisionism1901
pointillage1916
dot painting1932
1916 A. E. Krows Play Production Amer. xxii. 184 Josef Urban..introduced what he called the ‘pointillage’ system at the Boston Opera House, and so won the observation that his scenery had a ‘leprous look’.
1952 N. Demuth Musical Trends 20th Cent. iv. 55 The opera L'Enfant et les Sortilèges.., a work whose pointillage is very near Pelléas et Mélisande.
2001 W. F. Bellman Lighting the Stage (ed. 3) ix. 159 Pointillage, a painting technique developed by the impressionists and also the basis of much color printing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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