Meanings
nounpontil mark (plural pontil marks)
plural pontil marks
- artsA ring-shaped or irregular scar on a glass object from where it was joined with a pontil or blowpipe. Common on bottles prior to the 1830s.
Synonyms: punty mark, punt mark, pontil scar
- The mark impressed over this scar by the glassblower.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA ring-shaped or irregular scar on a glass object from where it was joined with a pontil or blowpipe. Common on bottles prior to the 1830s.
Similar
punty markpunt markpontil scar
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pontil mark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pontil%20mark
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