Hypertext Webster Gateway: "punctilio"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 exactness in forms; as, the
punctilios of a public ceremony.
They will not part with the least punctilio in their
opinions and practices. --Fuller.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
punctilio
n 1: a fine point of etiquette or petty formality
2: strict observance of formalities
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