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.
