quoin (redirected from quoin stones)

quoin also coign  (koin, kwoin) n. 1. a. An exterior angle of a wall or other piece of masonry. b. 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. 2. A keystone. 3. Printing A wedge-shaped block used to lock type in a chase. 4. A wedge used to raise the level of a gun. tr.v. quoined also coigned, quoin·ing also coign·ing, quoins also coigns To provide, secure, or raise with a quoin or quoins. [Variant of coin.]

quoin smooth-cut quoins

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quoin

Noun

1. an external corner of a wall

2. the stone forming the outer corner of a wall; a cornerstone

3. a wedge [variant of coin (in former sense of corner)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quoin - expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase coign, coigne wedge - something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
	2.	quoin - the keystone of an arch coign, coigne headstone, keystone, key - the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
	3.	quoin - (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone corner building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"