of head-the act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head.-that which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper.-material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.-a gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.-the extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.-that end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.