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noun
1.
an external solid angle of a wall or the like.
2.
one of the stones forming it; cornerstone.
3.
any of various bricks of standard shape for forming corners of brick walls or the like.
4.
a wedge-shaped piece of wood, stone, or other material, used for any of various purposes.
5.
Printing. a wedge of wood or metal for securing type in a chase.
verb (used with object)
6.
to provide with quoins, as a corner of a wall.
7.
to secure or raise with a quoin or wedge.
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| quoin, coign or coigne (kwɔɪn, kɔɪn, kwɔɪn, kɔɪn, kwɔɪn, kɔɪn) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an external corner of a wall |
| 2. | Also called: cornerstone a stone forming the external corner of a wall |
| 3. | another name for keystone |
| 4. | printing a metal or wooden wedge or an expanding mechanical device used to lock type up in a chase |
| 5. | a wedge used for any of various other purposes, such as (formerly) to adjust elevation in muzzle-loading cannon |
| [C16: variant of | |
| coign, coign or coigne | |
| —n | |
| [C16: variant of | |
| coigne, coign or coigne | |
| —n | |
| [C16: variant of | |
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Word Origin & History
quoin
1532, "a cornerstone," variant of coin (q.v.), originally in other senses of that word, too, including "a wedge."
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