Heading

That which appears or stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a petition. - Act of furnishing with a head; construction of a head; as, head ing of a cask. - Staves, ., for the heads of casks. Heading-courses. (Arch.) The horizontal courses, consisting entirely of headers , in opposition to stretchers , or stretching-courses. - Heading - joint . ( Carp .) A joint of boards, ., meeting at right angles to the grain of the wood.