quoin – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
quoin
n.
external corner or angle of a wall; cornerstone, stone forming the external angle of a wall
Quoin
Quoins (
or ) are
masonry blocks at the corner of a wall. They exist in some cases to provide actual strength for a wall made with inferior
stone or
rubble and in other cases to make a feature of a corner, creating an impression of permanence and strength, and reinforcing the onlooker’s sense of a structure’s presence.
quoin
Noun
1. expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
(synonym) coign, coigne
(hypernym) wedge
2. the keystone of an arch
(synonym) coign, coigne
(hypernym) keystone, key, headstone
3. (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
(synonym) corner
(hypernym) structure, construction
(part-holonym) building, edifice
(classification) architecture
Quoin
(n.)
To wedge or lock up a form within a chase.
(n.)
To support the breech of a cannon.
(n.)
to support and steady a stone.
(n.)
To prevent casks from rolling.
(n.)
Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked.
(n.)
A wedgelike piece of stone, wood metal, or other material, used for various purposes
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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