Pointal
Pronunciation : Point"al
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From Point: cf. F. pointal an upright wooden prop, OF. pointille a prick or prickle.]
Definition : 1. (Bot.)
Defn: The pistil of a plant.
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.
3. (Arch.)
Defn: See Poyntel. [Obs. or R.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913