punty

P3U1N1T1Y4
/ˈpʌn.ti/

noun

A metal rod used in the glassblowing process. After a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is tipped with a wad of hot glass, is attached to the bottom of the vessel to hold it while the top is finalized. It often leaves an irregular or ring-shaped scar on the base when removed, called the pontil mark.

Similar
fascet
OriginFrench pontil ← Italian pontello ← Latin punctum →
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Meanings

nounpunty (plural punties)

plural punties · alternative punte · alternative puntee · alternative ponty · alternative pontil · alternative pontil rod · alternative puntil · alternative puntel

  1. artsA metal rod used in the glassblowing process. After a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is tipped with a wad of hot glass, is attached to the bottom of the vessel to hold it while the top is finalized. It often leaves an irregular or ring-shaped scar on the base when removed, called the pontil mark.

    Synonyms: fascet

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA metal rod used in the glassblowing process. After a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is tipped with a wad of hot glass, is attached to the bottom of the vessel to hold it while the top is finalized. It often leaves an irregular or ring-shaped scar on the base when removed, called the pontil mark.

Similar
fascet
Also see
fascet

Origin

  1. Latinpunctum“a point”
  2. Italianpontello
  3. Frenchpontil
  4. Englishpunty

1662, from French pontil, from Italian pontello or puntello, diminutive of punto, from Latin punctum (“a point”). Doublet of puntillo and pointel.

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Translations

Norwegian Bokmål punt, puntel
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Swedish puntel
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Chicago

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