pointal

[ poin-tl ]
/ ˈpɔɪn tl /

noun

pointel.

Words nearby pointal

point-of-sale, point-of-sale terminal, point-set, point-system test types, point-to-point, pointal, pointe, pointe claire, pointe-aux-trembles, pointe-noire, pointe-à-pitre

Definition for pointal (2 of 2)

pointel

or poin·tal

[ poin-tl ]
/ ˈpɔɪn tl /

noun

a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
Sometimes poyn·tell [poin-tel] /ˈpɔɪn tɛl/, poyn·till [poin-til] /ˈpɔɪn tɪl/.

Origin of pointel

1250–1300; Middle English: stylus, pencil, pointed instrument < Old French: point of a spear (French pointeau); cognate with Italian puntello, diminutive of punto point; see -elle

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