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Contrapuntal :: Contrapuntal (a.) Pertaining to, or according to the rules of, counterpoint..

Polyphonist :: Polyphonist (n.) A master of polyphony; a contrapuntist.

Punter :: Punter (n.) One who punts a football; also, one who propels a punt..

Polyphonic :: Polyphonic (a.) Consisting of several tone series, or melodic parts, progressing simultaneously according to the laws of counterpoint; contrapuntal; as, a polyphonic composition; -- opposed to homophonic, or monodic..

Punter :: Punter (v. t.) One who punts; specifically, one who plays against the banker or dealer, as in baccara and faro..

Punt :: Punt (v. t.) To propel, as a boat in shallow water, by pushing with a pole against the bottom; to push or propel (anything) with exertion..

Punt :: Punt (n.) The act of punting the ball.

Tuna :: Tuna (n.) The Opuntia Tuna. See Prickly pear, under Prickly..

Puntil :: Puntil (n.) Alt. of Punte.

Punt :: Punt (v. i.) To play at basset, baccara, faro. or omber; to gamble..

Contrapuntist :: Contrapuntist (n.) One skilled in counterpoint.

Fugue :: Fugue (n.) A polyphonic composition, developed from a given theme or themes, according to strict contrapuntal rules. The theme is first given out by one voice or part, and then, while that pursues its way, it is repeated by another at the interval of a fifth or fourth, and so on, until all the parts have answered one by one, continuing their several melodies and interweaving them in one complex progressive whole, in which the theme is often lost and reappears..

Punto :: Punto (n.) A point or hit.

Pass :: Pass (v. t.) To make, as a thrust, punto, etc..

Pimpillo :: Pimpillo (n.) A West Indian name for the prickly pear (Opuntia); -- called also pimploes.

Punty :: Punty (n.) See Pontee.

Quant :: Quant (n.) A punting pole with a broad flange near the end to prevent it from sinking into the mud; a setting pole.

Cochineal :: Cochineal () A dyestuff consisting of the dried bodies of females of the Coccus cacti, an insect native in Mexico, Central America, etc., and found on several species of cactus, esp. Opuntia cochinellifera..

Punt :: Punt (n.) A flat-bottomed boat with square ends. It is adapted for use in shallow waters.

Fascet :: Fascet (n.) A wire basket on the end of a rod to carry glass bottles, etc., to the annealing furnace; also, an iron rod to be thrust into the mouths of bottles, and used for the same purpose; -- called also pontee and punty..

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