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Detailed Synonyms for quoin in English

quoin:

quoin [the ~] noun

  1. the quoin
    the wedge; the peg; the quoin; the cleat; the clothes pin; the key; the clothes-peg
  2. the quoin
    – (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone 1
    the corner; the quoin
    – (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone 1
  3. the quoin
    – the keystone of an arch 1
    the quoin; the coign; the coigne
    – the keystone of an arch 1
  4. the quoin
    – expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase 1
    the quoin; the coign; the coigne
    – expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase 1

Related Words for "quoin":

  • quoins

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Related Definitions for "quoin":

  1. (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone1
  2. the keystone of an arch1
  3. expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase1