quoin
21quoin — kɔɪn n. external corner or angle of a wall; cornerstone, stone forming the external angle of a wall …
22quoin — In architecture, a large, sometimes rusticated, usually slightly projecting stone (or stones) that often form the corners of the exterior walls of masonry buildings …
23Quoin — dressed stone at the corner of a building ♦ Dressed stone at the corner of a building. (Kenyon, John R. Medieval Fortifications, 211) Note: coin French = angle …
24quoin — An external angle in a wall or building …
25quoin — n. angle; wedge; cornerstone …
26quoin — [1] An exterior angle of a building, esp. one formed of large squared cornerstones projecting beyond the general faces of the meeting wall surfaces. [2] A wooden wedge or a metal device used to lock up formes …
27quoin — see coin …
28quoin — n. & v. n. 1 an external angle of a building. 2 a stone or brick forming an angle; a cornerstone. 3 a wedge used for locking type in a forme. 4 a wedge for raising the level of a gun, keeping the barrel from rolling, etc. v.tr. secure or raise… …
29Hollow quoin — 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. [1913 Webster] Note: In… …
30Quoin (architecture) — Quoining on the corners of Palazzo Aragona Gonzaga, Rome. Quoins (/kɔɪ …
