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Quoin Common

Quoin has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase

2

the keystone of an arch

3

(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

4

Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.

Verb
1

To wedge or steady with quoins.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
wedge keystone structure
Rhyming Words
oin coin loin join goin foin doin roin groin aloin gloin essoin enjoin unjoin cojoin sejoin rejoin adjoin esloin sagoin
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