punty

English - Turkish

Definition of punty in English Turkish dictionary

Cam ustasının sıcak camı şekillendirmek için kullandığı uzun metal çubuk

camcılıkta sıcak cama şekil vermek için kullanılan demir çubuk

English - English

Definition of punty in English English dictionary

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"

An iron rod used by glass makers for manipulating the hot glass

Hyphenation

pun·ty

Etymology

[ 'p&n-tE ] (noun.) 1662. 1662, from French pontil Italian pontello or puntello, dim. of punto Latin punctum (“a point”)