noun
( -s )
Etymology: partly from point (I) + -ing; partly from gerund of point (II)
1.
a. : punctuation marks
b. : vowel points or other differentiating marks used in some Semitic languages
c. : marks used in the texts of plainsong to indicate a division of verses corresponding to the musical division
2. : the material (as mortar) used in pointing something (as a brick wall)
3. : head 20a
4. : a line of ornamental stitchwork (as on the back of a glove)
5. : a stride which is especially characteristic of the Thoroughbred horse and in which extension is emphasized rather than flexion