pontil
(redirected from punties)pon·til
(pŏn′tĭl)n.
See punty.
[French, possibly from Italian puntello, diminutive of punto, point, from Latin pūnctum, from neuter past participle of pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]
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pontil
(ˈpɒntɪl)n
(Ceramics) a less common word for punty
[C19: from French, apparently from Italian puntello; see punty]
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