PRASMA: the plasma; possibly, the prase. Tra. 39.
PRATICA, PRATICACCIA: the practice or practical skill as distinguished from the theory or scientific study of a craft. Tra. 27, 42. CONTINOVA PRATICA: workshop tradition. PRATICO, PRATICONE: a craftsman, a professional, as opposed to an amateur. Tra. 11.
PRATICONACCIO: a humbug or pretender at a craft; a botcher. Tra. 6.
PROFFESIONE: the practice of an art. Tra. 46. See [PRATICA].
PROFILARE, PROFFILARE: to outline, e.g., as of the outlining with the punches in embossed work. Tra. 133. PROFILO: an outline.
PUGNELLETTO: a pinch; a small quantity. Tra. 168.
PULIRE A MANO: to hand polish; of a method of finishing enamel by scouring it with tripoli. Tra. 35.
PULITEZZA: precision; neatness; cleanness of execution (S.). What in a modern workshop one might call ‘finish,’ in contradistinction, however, to ‘trade finish.’
PUNTA (IN): point cut, as applied to a stone. Tra. 51. V. 393.
PUNTALO: buckles or pins for belts. Tra. 20.