Pontil

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See punty.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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. It often leaves an irregular or ring-shaped scar on the base when removed called the "pontil mark".
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Same as pontee.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An iron rod used in glass-making for handling, and especially for revolving rapidly, the soft glass in the process of formation, especially in the making of crown-glass.
  • Word Usage
    ""You shall see, for here is a pot just opened, and this man with the long iron rod, called a pontil, or punty, in his hand, is about to skim it.""
    Variant
    pontee   
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