Putty vs Punty – What’s the difference?

Putty vs Punty - What's the difference?
As nouns the difference between putty and punty is that putty is a form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass while punty is (glassblowing) 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”.

As an adjective putty is of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.
As a verb putty is to fix something using putty.

putty

English

(wikipedia putty )

Adjective

(er)

  • Of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.
  • Noun

    (putties)

  • A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass.
  • Any of a range of similar substances.
  • Derived terms

    * putty in someone’s hands

    Verb

  • to fix something using putty
  • punty

    English

    Alternative forms

    * punte, ponty
    * pontil, pontil rod, puntil, puntel

    Noun

    (punties)

  • (glassblowing) 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”.
  • See also

    * (Glassblowing)

    References

    * Illustrated Glass Dictionary: pontil, pontil mark
    * <q cite="http://www.sha.org/bottle/glossary.htm

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