Definitions for quoinkɔɪn, kwɔɪn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quoinkɔɪn, kwɔɪn(n.)
an external solid angle of a wall or the like.
Category: Building Trades, Architecture
one of the stones forming it; cornerstone.
Category: Building Trades, Architecture
a wedge-shaped piece of wood, stone, or other material, used for any of various purposes.
Category: Building Trades
a wedge of wood or metal for securing type in a chase.
Category: Printing
(v.t.)to provide with quoins, as a corner of a wall.
Category: Building Trades
to secure or raise with a quoin or wedge.
Category: Building Trades
Origin of quoin:
1525–35; var. of coin
Princeton's WordNet
quoin, coign, coigne(noun)
expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
quoin, coign, coigne(noun)
the keystone of an arch
corner, quoin(noun)
(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
Wiktionary
quoin(Noun)
Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.
quoin(Noun)
The keystone of an arch.
quoin(Noun)
A metal wedge which fits into the space between the type and the edge of a chase, and is tightened to fix the metal type in place.
quoin(Noun)
A form of wedge used to prevent casks from moving
Origin: Variant of coin; compare coign.
Webster Dictionary
Quoin(noun)
originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked
Quoin(noun)
a wedgelike piece of stone, wood metal, or other material, used for various purposes
Quoin(noun)
to support and steady a stone
Quoin(noun)
to support the breech of a cannon
Quoin(noun)
to wedge or lock up a form within a chase
Quoin(noun)
to prevent casks from rolling
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