different between punty vs purty

English

Alternative forms

• punte, puntee, ponty
• pontil, pontil rod, puntil, puntel

Etymology

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

Noun

punty (plural punties)

1. (glassblowing) 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".

See also

• Glassblowing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Illustrated Glass Dictionary: pontil, pontil mark
• Bottle Glossary at sha.org

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)ti

Adjective

purty (comparative purtier, superlative purtiest)

1. (informal) Pronunciation spelling of pretty.

Adverb

purty (not comparable)

1. Pronunciation spelling of pretty.
   • 2004, Randall Williams, Weren't No Good Times: Personal Accounts of Slavery in Alabama, John F. Blair, Publisher ?ISBN, page 114

     They treated us purty good but we had to work hard.

   • 1988, Herbert M. Sutherland, Tall Tales of the Devil's Apron, The Overmountain Press ?ISBN, page 97

     Wall, be that as it may, ol' Hosshead was a purty good citizen in his day, an' he shore did make Juneybell toe the mark.

Anagrams

• putry