Definition of pointing
- p. pr. & vb. n. - of Point
- n. - The act of sharpening.
- n. - The act of designating, as a position or direction, by
means of something pointed, as a finger or a rod.
- n. - The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.
- n. - The act of filling and finishing the joints in masonry
with mortar, cement, etc.; also, the material so used.
- n. - The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the
first process of high milling.
- n. - The act or process of measuring, at the various distances
from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of
statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's
model.