heading

Definitions

1. 1.That which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper.
2. 2.Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
3. 3.(Mining.) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.
4. 4.(sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
5. 5.(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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is that which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper called?
• What is material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc called?
• What is a gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift called?
• What is (sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch called?