pointing
[ poin-ting ]
noun
(in masonry) mortar used as a finishing touch to brickwork.
Origin of pointing
1Other words from pointing
- un·point·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for pointing
pointing
/ (ˈpɔɪntɪŋ) /
noun
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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