01 n. The act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head.
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1.
The act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head.
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2.
That which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper.
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3.
Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
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4.
A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; the vein above a drift.(Mining, tunneling)
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The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.(Sewing)
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That end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.(Masonry)
Phrases & compounds
Heading joint —
A joint, as of two or more boards, etc., at right angles to the grain of the wood.