Quoin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An exterior angle of a wall or other piece of masonry.
  • n. 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.
  • n. A keystone.
  • n. Printing A wedge-shaped block used to lock type in a chase.
  • n. A wedge used to raise the level of a gun.
  • v. To provide, secure, or raise with a quoin or quoins.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.
  • n. The keystone of an arch.
  • n. 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.
  • n. A form of wedge used to prevent casks from moving
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked.
  • n. A wedgelike piece of stone, wood, metal, or other material, used for various purposes
  • n. To support and steady a stone.
  • n. To support the breech of a cannon.
  • n. To wedge or lock up a form within a chase.
  • n. To prevent casks from rolling.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An external solid angle; specifically, in architecture and masonry, the external angle of a building.
  • n. A wedge-like piece of stone, wood, metal, or other material, used for various purposes.
  • n. In gem-cutting, any one of the four facets on the crown of a brilliant; also, any one of the four facets on the pavilion or base. These facets divide each portion of the brilliant into four parts. Also called lozenge. See cut under brilliant.
  • n. Nautical, a wedge placed beneath a cask when stowed on shipboard, to prevent it from rolling.
  • n. In gunnery, a wooden wedge used to hold a gun at a desired elevation.
  • To wedge, steady, or raise with quoins, as a stone in building a wall, the types in a chase, etc.: generally with up. See quoin, n., 2.
  • n. The solid angle of a crystal in which three or more faces meet. Also written coign.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
  • n. the keystone of an arch
  • n. (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
    • Verb Form
    quoined    quoining    quoins   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    wedge    keystone    headstone    key    structure    construction   
    Cross Reference
    cantick-quoin   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cornet    cornerstone   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cockleshell    youca   
     
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