[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- = "pontil". Now rare (historical in later use).


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (in an earlier sense). Either from Italian punto point, or from Spanish punto point

[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A thrust with the point of the sword. See also punta dritta, punta riversa.


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century; earliest use found in Ben Jonson (?1573–1637), poet and playwright. From Italian punta point, with alteration of final vowel after punto or other Italian masculine nouns ending in -o

[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- In ombre and quadrille: the ace of trumps when trumps are either hearts or diamonds.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century; earliest use found in Charles Cotton (1630–1687), poet and translator. Apparently from Spanish punto, specific use of punto point