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To pound. [Obs.] He would pun thee into shivers with his fist. Shak.

A cold arid table-land, as in the Andes of Peru.

of lemon, with spice or mint; -- specifically named from the kind of spirit used; as rum punch, claret punch, champagne punch, etc. Milk punch, a sort of punch made with spirit, milk, sugar, spice, etc. -- Punch bowl, a large bowl in which punch is made, or from which it is served. -- Roman punch, a punch frozen and…

A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.

One who, or that which, punches.

See Puncheon.

A punch; a buffoon; originally, in a puppet show, a character represented as fat, short, and humpbacked. Spectator.

Short and thick, or fat.

Pointed; ending in a point or points.

One who marks with points. specifically, one who writes Hebrew with points; -- applied to a Masorite. E. Robinson.

Comprised in, or like, a point; exact. [Obs. & R.] Sir T. Browne.

Having the form of a point.

actness 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 .

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.…

A puncturing, or pricking; a puncture.

A punctator. E. Henderson.

A nice point of form or ceremony. Bacon.

Consisting in a point; limited to a point; unextended. [R.] "This punctual spot." Milton. The theory of the punctual existence of the soul. Krauth.

One who is very exact in observing forms and ceremonies. Milton.

The quality or state of being punctual; especially, adherence to the exact time of an engagement; exactness.