quoin : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: quoin	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quoin n expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase Synonym(s): quoin, coign, coigne the keystone of an arch Synonym(s): quoin, coign, coigne (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone Synonym(s): corner, quoin
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quoin \Quoin\, 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.