pontil
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pontil
From French, dating back to 1825–35; see origin at point, -il
Example Sentences
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"Why don't you discover a social pontil, then?"
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 by Various
He left the cooling piece on the pontil, lying across the arms of the stool, and took his blow-pipe again.
From Marietta A Maid of Venice by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
Zorzi now had the whole vessel, with its spout and handle, on the pontil.
From Marietta A Maid of Venice by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
It was then cracked off from the pontil and carried away, a finished liqueur-glass of the tiniest size, to be annealed.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 by Various
It was here suffered to cool for some moments, and then, by means of a pontil tipped with molten glass, carried away to be fire-polished.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 by Various
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