'Pointal' definitions:

Definition of 'Pointal'

From: GCIDE
  • Pointal \Point"al\, n. [From Point: cf. F. pointal an upright wooden prop, OF. pointille a prick or prickle.]
  • 1. (Bot.) The pistil of a plant. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A kind of pencil or style used with the tablets of the Middle Ages. "A pair of tablets [i. e., tablets] . . . and a pointel." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Arch.) See Poyntel. [Obs. or R.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'pointal'

From: GCIDE
  • Poyntel \Poyn"tel\, n. [See Pointal.] (Arch.) Paving or flooring made of small squares or lozenges set diagonally. [Formerly written pointal.] [1913 Webster]