pointing

[ poin-ting ]
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noun
  1. (in masonry) mortar used as a finishing touch to brickwork.

Origin of pointing

1
First recorded in 1835–45; point + -ing1

Other words from pointing

  • un·point·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for pointing

pointing

/ (ˈpɔɪntɪŋ) /


noun
  1. the act or process of repairing or finishing joints in brickwork, masonry, etc, with mortar

    • the insertion of marks to indicate the chanting of a psalm or the vowels in a Hebrew text

    • the sequence of marks so inserted

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