About The Word Coigne
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Coigne
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What's The Definition Of Coigne?
[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 Coigne: coign | quoin Related Terms | Find terms related to Coigne: See Also | headstone | keystone | wedge Coigne In Webster's Dictionary \Coigne\ (koin), n. [See {Coin}, n.]
A quoin.
See you yound coigne of the Capitol? yon corner stone?
--Shak.
\Coigne\, Coigny \Coign"y\, n. The practice of quartering one's self as landlord on a tenant; a quartering of one's self on anybody. [Ireland] --Spenser. |
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