QUOIN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building
   • especially one formed by a cornerstone
   Synonym(s)
   • corner (what does corner mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) quoin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • structure (what does structure mean?)
   • construction (what does construction mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the keystone of an arch
   Synonym(s)
   • coign (what does coign mean?)
   • coigne (what does coigne mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) quoin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • keystone (what does keystone mean?)
   • key (what does key mean?)
   • headstone (what does headstone mean?)
3. Meaning
   • expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
   Synonym(s)
   • coign (what does coign mean?)
   • coigne (what does coigne mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) quoin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wedge (what does wedge mean?)