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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 paper3.
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.)
, – 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.
Definition 2024
heading
heading
English
Verb
heading
- present participle of head
Noun
heading (plural headings)
- The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
- (nautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)
- Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
- (mining) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.
- (sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
- (masonry) The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.
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Derived terms
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direction