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"pontil" has 2 syllables: pont-il. It rhymes with horizontal and fontal, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: pontile — easy to mix up when writing.
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"Pontil" has 2 syllables: pont · il.
Pontil: A punty; 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.
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