Meaning of quoin | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.
2. The keystone of an arch.
3. 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.
   historical
4. A form of wedge used to prevent casks from moving.
   obsolete
5. 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.
6. A number of apple varieties with a distinctive ribbed appearance, like corners of a coin.

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Examples

“In Casterbridge there stood a noble pile, […] But evil days beset that domicile; The stately beauties of its roof and wall Passed into sordid hands. Condemned to fall⟳ Were cornice, quoin, and cove, And all that art had wove in antique style.”

“Next fit the quoins, using the “persuader” to squeeze⟳ in the pages, and tap up all around.”

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