Head"ing , n.
1. The act
or state of
one who, or
that which, heads; formation of a head.
2. That which stands at the head; title; as, the
heading of a paper.
3. Material for the heads of
casks, barrels, etc.
4. (Mining.) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also,
the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a
drift.
5. (Sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
6. (Masonry) That end of a stone or brick which is presented outward. Knight.
Heading
course (Arch.),
a course consisting only of headers. See Header, n. 3 (a).
-- Heading joint.
(a) (Carp.)
A joint, as of two or more boards, etc., at right angles to the
grain of the wood. (b) (Masonry)
A joint between two roussoirs in the same course.
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