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.
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.) See Poyntel.
[Obs. or R.]