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 ]
n. [ F., fr. Sp. quintal, fr. Ar. qintar a weight of 100 lbs., prob. fr. L. centenarius consisting of a hundred, fr. centeni a hundred each, fr. centum a hundred. See Hundred, and cf. Kentle. ] 1. A hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds, according to the scale used. Cf. Cental. [ Sometimes written and pronounced kentle. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A metric measure of weight, being 100, 000 grams, or 100 kilograms, equal to 220.46 pounds avoirdupois. [ 1913 Webster ]
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