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pontil
[ pon-til ]
pontil
/ ˈpɒntɪl /
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pontil1
C19: from French, apparently from Italian puntello; see punty
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Example Sentences
Pontil, pon′til, n. an iron rod used in glass-making for revolving the glass while soft.
From Project Gutenberg
The bases, which are rounded on the corners, have a slightly domed kick-up with a ring-shaped pontil mark.
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The pontil scar itself is missing, but the thick curving section leaves little doubt as to its original appearance.
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He left the cooling piece on the pontil, lying across the arms of the stool, and took his blow-pipe again.
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Zorzi was seated on the working stool, the pontil in one hand, the 'porcello' in the other.
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