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puntello

puntello noun: one of the points sometimes drilled as guides for cutting away superfluous stone.

Noun

puntello (plural puntelli)

  1. (sculpture) One of the points sometimes drilled as guides for cutting away superfluous stone.

Forms of puntello

pluralpuntelli

Origin of puntello

Borrowed from Italian puntello.

Questions about puntello

What does puntello mean?
Puntello means one of the points sometimes drilled as guides for cutting away superfluous stone.
What part of speech is puntello?
Puntello is a noun.
What is the plural of puntello?
The plural of puntello is puntelli.

Words near puntello in the dictionary

  1. punted into the long grass
  2. puntee
  3. puntees
  4. puntel
  5. puntelli
  6. puntello
  7. puntels
  8. punter
  9. punters
  10. Punti
  11. Puntian

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