(a) Pointed, made pointed, sharpened; provided with a spike or spikes, a point or points; of a gateway: furnished with pinnacles or finials; of an animal skin: spiny; ~ palis, a palisade of spiked poles; ~ wal, the gable or gable end of a building; (b) of a shoe or boot: provided with a long, pointed toe; ~ sho; (c) ~ staf, a spiked or pointed staff used as a weapon or fencing device; also, a pilgrim's staff or a walking stick; also fig.; (d) of the edge of a weapon: sharpened; ground; (e) misreading of F cornaile (cornel cherry) as cornier (angled, pointed); (f) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 2.63]; (g) as noun: a pilgrim's staff.