Dictionary entry

Punto

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Pun″to (?), n. [It. punto, L. punctum point. See Point.] (Fencing) A point or hit.

‖Punto diritto, a direct stroke or hit. — ‖Punto reverso [It. riverso reverse], a backhanded stroke. Halliwell. “Ah, the immortal passado! the punto reverso!” Shak.