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Webster 1913 Edition


Heading

Head′ing

,
Noun.
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.
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
,
Noun.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Heading

HEADING

,
Noun.
hed'ing. Timber for the heads of casks.