pointing joints

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• Pointing — Point ing, n. 1. The act of sharpening. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of designating, as a position or direction, by means of something pointed, as a finger or a rod. [1913 Webster] 3. The act or art of punctuating; punctuation. [1913 Webster] 4. The …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pointing — (n.) the filling up of exterior faces of joints in brickwork, late 15c., verbal noun from POINT (Cf. point) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

• pointing — ► NOUN ▪ mortar or cement used to fill the joints of brickwork or tiling …   English terms dictionary

• pointing — /poyn ting/, n. (in masonry) mortar used as a finishing touch to brickwork. [1835 45; POINT + ING1] * * * ▪ brickwork       in building maintenance, the technique of repairing mortar joints between bricks or other masonry elements. When aging… …   Universalium

• Pointing — Point Point (point), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pointing}.] [Cf. F. pointer. See {Point}, n.] 1. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pointing — noun a) Mortar that has been placed between bricks to hold them together. This is not strictly speaking correct word to use in this context, mortar would be the correct word, or joint filling. (or perhaps applies in the US only) This term is… …   Wiktionary

• pointing — noun cement or mortar used to fill the joints of brickwork or masonry …   English new terms dictionary

• pointing — /ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ (say poynting) noun 1. (in psalm singing) a method of showing how to fit irregular lines to a regular tune. 2. the marking of a text, as one written in a Semitic language or in shorthand, to indicate the vowels. 3. the treatment of… …  

• pointing trowel — noun a trowel used to fill and finish masonry joints with mortar or cement • Hypernyms: ↑trowel …   Useful english dictionary

• pointing — n. 1 cement or mortar filling the joints of brickwork. 2 facing produced by this. 3 the process of producing this …   Useful english dictionary

• Tuck pointing — (Masonry) The finishing of joints along the center lines with a narrow ridge of putty or fine lime mortar. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English