quoin
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quoin
- /k(w)ɔɪn/
Sounds like coin, coign · Rhymes with -ɔɪn
Where it comes from
Variant of coin; compare coign.
noun quoins
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Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.
In Casterbridge there stood a noble pile, […]
But evil days beset that domicile;
The stately beauties of its roof and wall
Passed into sordid hands. Condemned to fall
Were cornice, quoin, and cove,
And all that art had wove in antique style.
Similar: cornerstone
- The keystone of an arch.
- 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. Next fit the quoins, using the “persuader” to squeeze in the pages, and tap up all around.
- A form of wedge used to prevent casks from moving.
- A wedge of wood or iron put under the breech of heavy guns or the muzzle of siege-mortars to raise them to the proper level.
- A number of apple varieties with a distinctive ribbed appearance, like corners of a coin.
verb quoins · quoining · quoined
- To wedge or steady with quoins.
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