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Meaning of punty | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈpʌn.ti

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Suomi puntteli
Svenska puntel

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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