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noun
Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The keystone of an arch.
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noun
A metal wedge which fits into the space between the type and the edge of a chase, and is tightened to fix the metal type in place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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noun
A form of wedge used to prevent casks from moving.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
A wedge of wood or iron put under the breech of heavy guns or the muzzle of siege-mortars to raise them to the proper level.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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noun
A number of apple varieties with a distinctive ribbed appearance, like corners of a coin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
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verb
To wedge or steady with quoins.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: corner
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Broader terms: structure, construction
noun
the keystone of an arch
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: coign, coigne
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Broader terms: keystone, key, headstone
noun
expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: coign, coigne
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Broader terms: wedge
History
Variant of coin; compare coign.
Across languages
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