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English noun: quoin | |||
| 1. | quoin (artifact) expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase | ||
| Synonyms | coign, coigne | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wedge | ||
| 2. | quoin (artifact) the keystone of an arch | ||
| Synonyms | coign, coigne | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | headstone, key, keystone | ||
| 3. | quoin (artifact) (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone | ||
| Synonyms | corner | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | construction, structure | ||
| Part meronym | building, edifice | ||
| Domain category | architecture | ||
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