metal quoin

  • 1Metal quoin — Металлическая заключка …

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  • 2Quoin — (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 stone, the… …

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  • 3Quoin post — 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4quoin — [koin, kwoin] n. [var. of COIN] 1. the external corner of a building; esp., any of the large, squared stones by which the corner of a building is marked 2. a wedgelike piece of stone, etc., such as the keystone or one of the pieces of an arch 3.… …

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  • 5quoin — I. noun Etymology: alteration of 1coin Date: 1532 1. a. a solid exterior angle (as of a building) b. one of the members (as a block) forming a quoin and usually differentiated from the adjoining walls by material, texture, color, size, or… …

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  • 6quoin — /koyn, kwoyn/, n. 1. an external solid angle of a wall or the like. 2. one of the stones forming it; cornerstone. 3. any of various bricks of standard shape for forming corners of brick walls or the like. 4. a wedge shaped piece of wood, stone,… …

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  • 7quoin — [[t]kɔɪn, kwɔɪn[/t]] n. 1) bui archit. an external solid angle of a wall or the like 2) bui archit. one of the stones forming it; cornerstone 3) bui a wedge shaped piece of wood, stone, or other material, used for any of various purposes 4) pri a …

    From formal English to slang

  • 8quoin — /kɔɪn / (say koyn) noun 1. Also, coin. a. an external solid angle of a wall or the like. b. one of the stones forming it; a cornerstone. 2. a wedge shaped piece of wood, stone, or other material used for any of various purposes. 3. Printing a… …

  • 9quoin — Synonyms and related words: Intertype, L, Linotype, Monotype, angle, apex, bend, bifurcation, bight, cant, chevron, coin, cold type typesetting, composing, composing stick, composition, computerized typesetting, corner, cornerstone, crank, crook …

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  • 10quoin — [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 …

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