pontil

How to use pontil in a sentence

• pontil, pon′til, n. an iron rod used in glass-making for revolving the glass while soft.

  Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) | Various

• The bases, which are rounded on the corners, have a slightly domed kick-up with a ring-shaped pontil mark.

  The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia | C. Malcolm Watkins

• The pontil scar itself is missing, but the thick curving section leaves little doubt as to its original appearance.

  The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia | C. Malcolm Watkins

• He left the cooling piece on the pontil, lying across the arms of the stool, and took his blow-pipe again.

  Marietta | F. Marion Crawford

• Zorzi was seated on the working stool, the pontil in one hand, the 'porcello' in the other.

  Marietta | F. Marion Crawford