| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024quoin (koin, kwoin),USA pronunciation n. - Building, Architecturean external solid angle of a wall or the like.
- Building, Architectureone of the stones forming it;
cornerstone. - Buildingany of various bricks of standard shape for forming corners of brick walls or the like.
- Buildinga wedge-shaped piece of wood, stone, or other material, used for any of various purposes.
- Printinga wedge of wood or metal for securing type in a chase.
v.t. - Buildingto provide with quoins, as a corner of a wall.
- Buildingto secure or raise with a quoin or wedge.
Also, coign, coigne. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: quoin, coign, coigne /kwɔɪn; kɔɪn/ n - an external corner of a wall
- Also called: cornerstone a stone forming the external corner of a wall
- another name for keystone
- a metal or wooden wedge or an expanding mechanical device used to lock type up in a chase
- a wedge used for any of various other purposes, such as (formerly) to adjust elevation in muzzle-loading cannon
Etymology: 16th Century: variant of coin (corner) |