2. (Carp.) A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post;
an intermediate stud. Oxf. Gloss.
3. A split log or heavy slab with the face smoothed; as, a floor made
of puncheons. [U.S.] Bartlett.
4. [F. poinÁon, perh. the same as poinÁon an awl.] A cask containing,
sometimes 84, sometimes 120, gallons.
Punch"er (?), n. One who, or that which, punches.
Pun"chin (?), n. See Puncheon.
Pun`chi*nel"lo (?), n. [It. pulcinella, probably originally a word of
endearment, dim. of pulcina, pulcino, a chicken, from L. pullicenus,
pullus. See Pullet.] A punch; a buffoon; originally, in a puppet show,
a character represented as fat, short, and humpbacked. Spectator.
Punch"y (?), a. [Perhaps for paunchy, from paunch. See 3d Punch.] Short
and thick, or fat.
{ Punc"ta*ted (?), Punc"ta*ted (?), } a. [From L. punctum point. See
Point .] 1. Pointed; ending in a point or points.
2. (Nat. Hist.) Dotted with small spots of color, or with minute
depressions or pits.
Punc*ta"tor (?), n. One who marks with points. specifically, one who
writes Hebrew with points; -- applied to a Masorite. E. Robinson.
Punc*tic"u*lar (?), a. Comprised in, or like, a point; exact. [Obs. &
R.] Sir T. Browne.
Punc"ti*form (?), a. [L. punctum point + -form.] Having the form of a
point.
Punc*til"io (pk*tl"y), n.; pl. Punctilios (- yz). [It. puntiglio, or
Sp. puntillo, dim. fr. L. punctum point. See Point, n.] A nice point of
exactness in conduct, ceremony, or proceeding; particularity or
exactness in forms; as, the punctilios of a public ceremony.
They will not part with the least punctilio in their opinions and
practices.
Fuller.
Punc*til"ious (-ys), a. [Cf. It. puntiglioso, Sp. puntilloso.]
Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior,
etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in the smallest
particulars. "A punctilious observance of divine laws." Rogers. "Very
punctilious copies of any letters." The Nation.
Punctilious in the simple and intelligible instances of common
life.