About The Word Coign
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Coign
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What's The Definition Of Coign?
[n] the keystone of an arch
[n] expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase Synonyms | Synonyms for Coign: coigne | quoin Related Terms | Find terms related to Coign: See Also | headstone | keystone | wedge Coign In Webster's Dictionary \Coign\, n.
A var. spelling of {Coin}, {Quoin}, a corner, wedge; --
chiefly used in the phrase coign of vantage, a position
advantageous for action or observation.
From some shielded nook or coign of vantage. --The
Century.
The lithosphere would be depressed on four faces; . . .
the four projecting coigns would stand up as
continents. --Nature.
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