quoin English

Meaning quoin meaning

What does quoin mean?

quoin

— noun the keystone of an arch

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

— noun (= corner) (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

Synonyms quoin synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as quoin?

quoin English » English

coign

coigne

corner

wedge

spline

shim

quoin stone

piton

nook

keystone

key

headstone

gusset

gore

chock

angle stone