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punctilio

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punc·til·i·o  (pngk-tl-)
n. pl. punc·til·i·os
1. A fine point of etiquette.
2. Precise observance of formalities.
[Obsolete Italian punctiglio, from Spanish puntillo, diminutive of punto, point, from Latin pnctum, from neuter past participle of pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.punctilio - a fine point of etiquette or petty formality
etiquette - rules governing socially acceptable behavior
2.punctilio - strict observance of formalities
honoring, observance - conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
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``Exceptis excipiendis,'' replied the hermit, ``as our old abbot taught me to say, when impertinent laymen should ask me if I kept every punctilio of mine order.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
This donation may be regarded, therefore, as a signal punctilio of Indian honor; but it will be found that the animal soon proved an unlucky acquisition to the party.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
It seemed to me a chilling and unnatural piece of punctilio between the children of a family and their instructor and daily companion; especially where the former were in their early childhood, as at Wellwood House; but even there, my calling the little Bloomfields by their simple names had been regarded as an offensive liberty: as their parents had taken care to show me, by carefully designating them MASTER and MISS Bloomfield, &c.
Agnes Grey by Bronte, Anne View in context
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