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pontil marks

pontil marks is the plural of pontil mark.

Meaning of pontil mark

Noun

pontil mark (plural pontil marks)

  1. A ring-shaped or irregular scar on a glass object from where it was joined with a pontil or blowpipe. Common on bottles prior to the 1830s.
    Synonyms:
    punty mark, punt mark, pontil scar
  2. The mark impressed over this scar by the glassblower.

Questions about pontil marks

What is pontil marks the plural of?
Pontil marks is the plural of pontil mark.

Words near pontil marks in the dictionary

  1. pontifies
  2. pontify
  3. pontifying
  4. pontil
  5. pontil mark
  6. pontil marks
  7. pontile
  8. Pontillo
  9. Pontillos
  10. pontils
  11. pontin

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