external corner or angle of a wall; cornerstone, stone forming the external angle of a wall
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Quoin Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
To wedge or lock up a form within a chase.
To wedge or lock up a form within a chase.
(n.)
To support the breech of a cannon.
To support the breech of a cannon.
(n.)
to support and steady a stone.
to support and steady a stone.
(n.)
To prevent casks from rolling.
To prevent casks from rolling.
(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.
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
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA wedgelike piece of stone, wood metal, or other material, used for various purposes
quoin
\quoin\ (kwoin or koin; 277), n. [see coin, and cf. coigne.]
1. (arch.) originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked.
note: in stone, the quoins consist of blocks larger than those used in the rest of the building, and cut to dimension. in brickwork, quoins consist of groups or masses of brick laid together, and in a certain imitation of quoins of stone.
2. a wedgelike piece of stone, wood, metal, or other material, used for various purposes; as: (a) (masonry) to support and steady a stone. (b) (gun.) to support the breech of a cannon. (c) (print.) to wedge or lock up a form within a chase. (d) (naut.) to prevent casks from rolling.
similar words(2)
hollow quoin
quoin post
Noun
1. expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
(synonym) coign, coigne
(hypernym) wedge
2. the keystone of an arch
(synonym) coign, coigne
(hypernym) keystone, key, headstone
3. (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
(synonym) corner
(hypernym) structure, construction
(part-holonym) building, edifice
(classification) architecture
Quoin Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Quoin or Du Quoin may refer to:
- Places
- Quoin Bluff, Western Australia
- Quoin Hill Airport, Vanuatu
- Du Quoin, Illinois, USA
- Du Quoin (Amtrak station)
- Du Quoin State Fairgrounds
- DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack
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Quoin Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
A wedge-shaped piece of timber used to secure barrels against movement.
