puntello

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noun

One of the points sometimes drilled as guides for cutting away superfluous stone.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounpuntello (plural puntelli)

plural puntelli

  1. sculptureOne of the points sometimes drilled as guides for cutting away superfluous stone.

Origin

  1. Italianpunta
  2. Italianpuntello
  3. Englishpuntello

Borrowed from Italian puntello.

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APA

puntello. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puntello

MLA

“puntello.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puntello. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puntello,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puntello.

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