pointrel rare.
(ˈpɔɪntrəl)
[dim. of point n.1 B.: cf. cockerel.]
a. = pointel 1. b. The pointed extremity of the lobe of a leaf.
| 1688 R. Holme Armoury iii. xv. (Roxb.) 19/2 The Poitrell or Pointrell is a brasse Instrument formerly used to write withall on tables. 1875 Knight Dict. Mech., Pointrel, a graving-tool. 1881 Blackmore Christowell i, Broad leaves spreading into pointrels, waved and cut with crisp indenture. |