quoin

noun · verbA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

quoins

1.
Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.
2.
The keystone of an arch.
3.
(historical)(printing, historical) A metal wedge which fits into the space between the type and the edge of a chase, and is tightened to fix the metal type in place.
4.
(obsolete)(obsolete, nautical) A form of wedge used to prevent casks from moving.
5.
(firearms) A wedge of wood or iron put under the breech of heavy guns or the muzzle of siege-mortars to raise them to the proper level.
6.
(horticulture) A number of apple varieties with a distinctive ribbed appearance, like corners of a coin.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

quoins

V_ing/Gerund

quoining

V_ed/pp

quoined

1.
(transitive)To wedge or steady with quoins.

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Đồng nghĩa

corner block of a building cornerstonecornerstone

Cùng gốc / liên quan

quoinlessquiniequoin post

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Nguồn gốc từ

Variant of coin; compare coign.