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punzón — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • awl noun A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
  • stylus noun An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them.

Senses

punzón is used for these senses in English:

  • awl A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
  • stylus A tool for making small dots on a piece of heavy paper, used to produce Braille writing for the blind by hand.

awl — full definition

  1. noun A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
  2. noun Any of various hesperiid butterflies.

stylus — full definition

  1. noun An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them.
  2. noun A small implement with a pointed end used for engraving and tracing.
  3. noun A small device resembling a pen used to input handwritten text or drawings directly into an electronic device with a touch-sensitive screen.
  4. noun A hard-pointed pen-shaped instrument for marking on stencils used in a mimeograph machine.

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