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quoin / k(w)oin/ • n. 1. an external angle of a wall or building. ∎ (also quoin stone) any of the stones or bricks forming such an angle; a cornerstone. 2. Printing a wedge or expanding mechanical device used for locking a letterpress form into a chase. 3. a wedge for raising the level of a gun barrel or for keeping it from rolling. • v. [tr.] 1. provide (a wall) with quoins or corners. 2. Printing lock up (a form) with a quoin. |
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"quoin." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "quoin." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-quoin.html "quoin." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-quoin.html |
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quoin (also coign, coin, coyn).
1. Any external angle or corner of a structure. 2. Angular courses of stone, etc., at the corner of a building, usually laid as alternate quoin headers and quoin stretchers, often dressed with channels around them so they project from the naked of the wall (rustic quoins). 3. One of the dressed stones used to dress and strengthen the corner of a building. See also long-and-short work. |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "quoin." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "quoin." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-quoin.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "quoin." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-quoin.html |
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quoin, a wedge used to elevate a ship's cannon in the days of the sailing navies in order to obtain a greater range. They were also used to separate casks of wine, spirits, or oil when stowed on board so that their bilges should not rub against each other or get stove in during rough weather.
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"quoin." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "quoin." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-quoin.html "quoin." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-quoin.html |
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quoin external angle of a wall or building, corner-stone; wedge, wedge-shaped block. XVI. var. of COIN.
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T. F. HOAD. "quoin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "quoin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-quoin.html T. F. HOAD. "quoin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-quoin.html |
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quoin k(w)oin n. a wedge for raising the level of a gun barrel or for keeping it from rolling.
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"quoin." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "quoin." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-quoin.html "quoin." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-quoin.html |
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quoin •adjoin, Boulogne, coign, coin, conjoin, Des Moines, Dordogne, enjoin, groin, groyne, join, loin, purloin, quoin, subjoin
•Burgoyne • Gascogne • tenderloin
•sirloin • talapoin
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"quoin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "quoin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-quoin.html "quoin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-quoin.html |
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