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Verb
/k(w)oin/,
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quoins, plural;
  1. Provide (a wall) with quoins or corners

  2. Lock up (a form) with a quoin

Noun
  1. An external angle of a wall or building

  2. Any of the stones or bricks forming such an angle; a cornerstone

  3. A wedge or expanding mechanical device used for locking a letterpress form into a chase

  4. A wedge for raising the level of a gun barrel or for keeping it from rolling

  1. expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
  2. the keystone of an arch
  3. corner: (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
  4. Quoins are the cornerstones of brick or stone walls. Quoins may be either structural or decorative. Architects and builders use quoins to give the impression of strength and firmness to the outline of a building. ...
  5. (quoining) The architectural elements, such as stone or brick, that form a quoin
  6. (quoins) The dressed stones at the corners of buildings, usually laid so their faces are alternately large and small.
  7. (Quoins) Stones at the corner of a wall emphasized by size, projection, rustication, or by a different finish.
  8. (QUOINS) Right angle corners of brickwork that are built up at the start of the job to form the brick lines and courses. Less experienced bricklayers will sometimes fill-in between the quoins.
  9. (Quoins) A locking device for type used in a chase which produces lateral pressure on the type, so that the forme may be locked up.
  10. (Quoins) A stone effect on corners.Patterns and sizes differ depending on buildings.Very grand and makes a building stand out.
  11. (Quoins) Blocks of stone forming external corners of masonry walls.
  12. (Quoins) Definition currently unavailable
  13. (Quoins) Dressed corner-stones.
  14. (Quoins) Dressed or otherwise emphasized stones at the angles of a building, or their imitation in brick or other materials.
  15. (Quoins) on the First Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth.
  16. (Quoins) stones larger or better shaped, than those of which a wall is composed, used to form the corners of walls or door and window openings. ...
  17. (quoins) an exterior angle of a wall or other masonry; a stone serving to form such an angle - a cornerstone; a keystone
  18. one of a series of stones laid at the exterior corners and angles of a building and consisting of contrasting material to that of the wall.
  19. Decoration forming an exterior outside corner (stone look) to a building.
  20. Projecting bricks or stone blocks traditionally used at corners of walls.
  21. Large squared stone or brick set at the corner formed by two masonry walls. Projects out from the corner in some cases.
  22. dressed stone at the corner of a building
  23. A structural form, usually of masonry, used at the corners of a building for the purpose of reinforcement, frequently imitated for decorative purposes.
  24. Quoins are ornamental features used at the corners of Georgian (also, less frequently, Federal and Greek Revival) houses. In a brick house, the quoins usually consist of granite blocks, but may also be formed from bricks and painted in the trim color. ...
  25. In traditional metal typesetting, a steel wedge-shaped or expanding device used to lock a line of type.