English Explanatory Dictionary

pontil mark

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
  2. The mark impressed over this scar by the glassblower.

Word forms

pontil mark pontil marks

Synonyms

punty mark punt mark pontil scar

Related words

moil mold line
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