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11Marcello Bernardini — (near Capua, 1730 or 1740 – around 1799) was an Italian composer and librettist. Little is known of him, save that he wrote 37 operas in his career. His father was most likely the composer Rinaldo di Capua. Operas La schiava astuta (intermezzo,… …
12pointillé — [ pwɛ̃tije ] n. m. • 1765; de pointiller 1 ♦ Procédé qui consiste à dessiner, à graver au moyen de points (⇒ pointiller). Dessin, gravure au pointillé. Gravure obtenue par ce procédé. 2 ♦ Cour. Trait discontinu formé d une succession de points.… …
13pointilleuse — ● pointilleux, pointilleuse adjectif (italien puntiglioso, de puntiglio, minutie chicanière) Qui est exigeant sur les détails, susceptible dans ses rapports avec les autres ; formaliste : Examinateur pointilleux. ● pointilleux, pointilleuse… …
14capriccio — ca·prìc·cio s.m. AU 1a. desiderio improvviso e bizzarro ma di breve durata: soddisfare, levarsi un capriccio, è solo un capriccio | ostinazione, puntiglio: desiderare qcs. per capriccio Sinonimi: fantasia, ghiribizzo, 1grillo, pallino, 1ticchio,… …
15impuntigliarsi — im·pun·ti·gliàr·si v.pronom.intr. BU ostinarsi puntigliosamente | impegnarsi con puntiglio in qcs. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1869. ETIMO: der. di puntiglio con 1in e 1 are …
16puntigliarsi — v. intr. pron. [der. di puntiglio ] (io mi puntìglio, ecc.), non com. [restare fermo, puntigliosamente, in una convinzione, tenere un certo comportamento solo per partito preso e sim.] ▶◀ impuntarsi, incaparbirsi, incaponirsi, insistere,… …
17Punctilio — Punc*til io (p[u^][ng]k*t[i^]l y[ o]), n.; pl. {Punctilios} ( y[=o]z). [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… …
18Punctilios — Punctilio Punc*til io (p[u^][ng]k*t[i^]l y[ o]), n.; pl. {Punctilios} ( y[=o]z). [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… …
19punctilio — noun (plural ios) Etymology: Italian & Spanish; Italian puntiglio point of honor, scruple, from Spanish puntillo, from diminutive of punto point, from Latin punctum Date: 1596 1. a minute detail of conduct in a ceremony or in observance of a code …
20pun — I. noun Etymology: perhaps from Italian puntiglio fine point, quibble more at punctilio Date: 1662 the usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound II.… …
