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 ]