pointal

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pointal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     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.
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     3. (Arch.) See Poyntel. [Obs. or R.]
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  Poyntel \Poyn"tel\, n. [See Pointal.] (Arch.)
     Paving or flooring made of small squares or lozenges set
     diagonally. [Formerly written pointal.]
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