different between pontil vs punte

English

Alternative forms

• puntil, puntel
• pontee, ponty, punte, punty

Etymology

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

Noun

pontil (plural pontils)

1. (glassblowing) A punty; 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.

   Synonym: fascet

Derived terms

• pontil mark

See also

• Glassblowing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Bottle Glossary at sha.org

Anagrams

• Lipton, Pilton

English

Noun

punte

1. Alternative form of punty or pontil, a glassblowing tool.

Anagrams

• Petun, petun

Aromanian

Noun

punte

1. Alternative form of punti

Italian

Noun

punte f

1. plural of punta

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin pontem, singular accusative of p?ns, from Proto-Indo-European *pónteh?s (“path, road”), from *pent- (“path”). Compare Aromanian punti.

Noun

punte f (plural pun?i)

1. footbridge, small or narrow bridge
2. (nautical) deck

See also

• pod

Spanish

Verb

punte

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of puntar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of puntar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of puntar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of puntar.