poyntell

[ poin-tel ]
/ ˈpɔɪn tɛl /

noun

pointel.
Also poyn·till [poin-til] /ˈpɔɪn tɪl/.

Words nearby poyntell

poxviridae, poxvirus, poxy, poyang, poyang lake, poyntell, poynting theorem, poynting-robertson effect, poza rica de hidalgo, poznań, pozsony

Definition for poyntell (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