different between sheading vs heading

English

Etymology

Unclear. Perhaps from the Norse word skeid, "ship assembly", with each sheading providing men for a warship. Perhaps from a Celtic word meaning "sixth part". Perhaps from the Middle English word, scheding, for an administrative division.

Noun

sheading (plural sheadings)

1. Any of the six administrative districts into which the Isle of Man is divided.

See also

• coroner
• deemster

Further reading

• sheading on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• deashing, headings, headsign

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h?d??/
  • (US) IPA^(key): [?h??.??]
• Rhymes: -?d??

Verb

heading

1. present participle of head

Noun

heading (plural headings)

1. The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
2. (nautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)
3. Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
4. (mining) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.
5. (sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
6. (masonry) The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.

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7. (flags) A strip of material at the hoist end of a flag, used for attaching the flag to its halyard.

Derived terms

• subheading

Translations

See also

• beheading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

heading f (definite singular headinga, indefinite plural headingar, definite plural headingane)

1. Alternative spelling of hedding