noun
pl. -·ties a metal rod on which the molten glass is handled in glassmaking
Origin of punty
French pontil from Italian pontello, diminutive of punto from Classical Latin punctum, a pointpunty
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punty
noun
pl. pun·tiesAn iron rod on which molten glass is handled when being shaped and worked. Also called pontil .
Origin of punty
Probably from French pontil ; see pontil .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural punties)
- (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".
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