-- Punc*til"ious*ly, adv. -- Punc*til"ious*ness, n.
Punc"tion (?), n. [L. punctio, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick: cf. F.
ponction. Cf. Puncheon.] A puncturing, or pricking; a puncture.
Punc"tist (?), n. A punctator. E. Henderson.
Punc"to (?), n. [See Punto.] 1. A nice point of form or ceremony.
Bacon.