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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

poin•tel n.

Architecturea pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.

Also, pointal, poyntell, poyntill.

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

'pointel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

pointal - poyntell

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