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quoinenUK
 quoinsmooth-cut quoinsquoin also coign or coin C0465000 (koin, kwoin)n.1. a. An exterior angle of a wall or other piece of masonry.b. Any of the stones used in forming such an angle, often being of large size and dressed or arranged so as to form a decorative contrast with the adjoining walls.c. A piece of wood or other material used as trim on the corner of a building in imitation of such a stone.2. A keystone.3. Printing A wedge-shaped block used to lock type in a chase.4. A wedge used to raise the level of a gun.tr.v. quoined, quoin·ing, quoins also coigned or coign·ing or coigns or coined or coin·ing or coins To provide, secure, or raise with a quoin or quoins.
[Variant of coin.]quoin (kwɔɪn; kɔɪn) (kɔɪn) , coign or coignen1. (Architecture) an external corner of a wall2. (Architecture) Also called: cornerstone a stone forming the external corner of a wall3. (Architecture) another name for keystone14. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing a metal or wooden wedge or an expanding mechanical device used to lock type up in a chase5. a wedge used for any of various other purposes, such as (formerly) to adjust elevation in muzzle-loading cannon[C16: variant of coin (corner)]quoin (kɔɪn, kwɔɪn)
n. 1. an external solid angle of a wall or the like. 2. one of the stones forming it; cornerstone. 3. a wedge-shaped piece of wood, stone, or other material, used for any of various purposes. 4. a wedge of wood or metal for securing type in a chase. v.t. 5. to provide with quoins, as a corner of a wall. 6. to secure or raise with a quoin or wedge. [1525–35; variant of coin] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  quoin - expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chasecoign, coignewedge - something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them | | 2. | quoin - the keystone of an archcoign, coigneheadstone, keystone, key - the central building block at the top of an arch or vault | | 3. | quoin - (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstonecornerbuilding, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" |
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quoinenUK
quoin, coign, coigne1. an external corner of a wall 2. a stone forming the external corner of a wall 3. another name for keystoneQuoinOne of a series of stones or bricks used to mark or visually reinforce the exterior corners of a building; often through a contrast of size, shape, color or material, which may be imitated in non-load-bearing materials.     rustic quoinA stone quoin, projecting out from the main surface of the wall with rough, split faces and chamfered edges, to give the appearance of rugged strength.quoin[kȯin] (building construction) One of the members forming an outside corner or exterior angle of a building, and differentiated from the wall by color, texture, size, or projection. (graphic arts) An expandable device used to secure type and printing plates in a chase. coin, quoin1.The corner of a building. 2. The stones or bricks which form the corner. 3. A wedge.
quoin, coign, coin  stone quoins set in brickwork In masonry, a hard stone or brick used, with similar ones, to reinforce an external corner or edge of a wall or the like; often distinguished decoratively from adjacent masonry; may be imitated in non-load-bearing materials. Occasionally imitated, for decorative purposes, by wood that has been finished to look like masonry.MedicalSeeCOINLegalSeeCoinFinancialSeecoinquoinenUK
Synonyms for quoinnoun expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chaseSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the keystone of an archSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun (architecture) solid exterior angle of a buildingSynonymsRelated Words- building
- edifice
- structure
- construction
- architecture
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