quoin (redirected from quoining)

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, coign, coigne [kwɔɪn kɔɪn]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) an external corner of a wall

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Also called cornerstone a stone forming the external corner of a wall

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) another name for keystone [1]

4. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing a metal or wooden wedge or an expanding mechanical device used to lock type up in a chase

5. a wedge used for any of various other purposes, such as (formerly) to adjust elevation in muzzle-loading cannon

[variant of coin (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"

Translations

quoin [kɔɪn] N (= angle) → esquina f, ángulo m; (= stone) → piedra f angular (Typ) → cuña f

quoin

n

(= outer corner of wall) → Ecke f; (= cornerstone) → Eckstein m

(Typ) → Schließzeug nt