1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Head.

2. (n.) The act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head.

3. (n.) That which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper.

4. (n.) Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.

5. (n.) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.

6. (n.) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.

7. (n.) That end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.

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