pointing

In printing, the operation of making points in paper as guides to exact register.

The art of indicating the divisions of a writing; punctuation.

The marks or points made, or the system of marks employed, in punctuation.

The act of removing mortar from between the joints of a stone or brick wall, and replacing it with new mortar; also, the material with which the joints are refilled.

In sculpture, the operation of marking off into regular spaces by points the surface of a plaster or clay model, preliminary to reproducing it in marble, as well as the reproduction of these points on the marble block.

In milling, the first treatment of grain in the high-milling process.

In chanting, the act, process, or result of indicating exactly how the words shall be adapted to the music, or of making such an adaptation.

The conical softish projection, of a light-yellow color, observable in an abscess when nearly ripe. Thomas, Med. Dict.

Nautical, the operation of tapering the end of a rope and covering the tapered portion with the yarns that have not been removed for tapering.

The act of sharpening.