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Definition of Quoins

Quoin
Quoin Quoin, n. [See Coin, and cf. Coigne.] 1. (Arch.) Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked. Note: In stone, the quoins consist of blocks larger than those used in the rest of the building, and cut to dimension. In brickwork, quoins consist of groups or masses of brick laid together, and in a certain imitation of quoins of stone.

Meaning of Quoins from wikipedia

- onlooker's sense of a structure's presence. Stone quoins are used on stone or brick buildings. Brick quoins may appear on brick buildings, extending from...
- Look up quoin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Quoins are masonry blocks at the corner of a wall. Quoin or Du Quoin may also refer to: Quoin Bluff,...
- in the 2020 census. The area east of Du Quoin is known as Old Du Quoin. In the early 19th century, Du Quoin was near the Lusk's Ferry Road, an important...
- A quoin is a device used to lock printing type in a chase in letterpress printing. Quoins are pairs of wedges, facing opposite directions. A wrench or...
- Quoin Island may refer to: Quoin Island, Torres Strait North of Cape York Peninsula, Australia Quoin Island (Gladstone Harbour), Queensland, Australia...
- Mitirinchi Island National Park is a national park that includes all of Quoin Island in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. It is within the Great...
- type and furniture are locked in place by quoins. When a chase is locked up with type, furniture, and quoins, it is called a forme. Haynes, Roscoe E. (1922)...
- Quoin Bluff, also known as Quoin Bluff South, is an elevated limestone headland midway along the eastern side of Dirk Hartog Island, in Shark Bay, on the-west...
- English cross bond except in the generating of the lap at the quoins. In Dutch bond, all quoins are three-quarter bats—placed in alternately stretching and...
- dirt. Also used to pierce the cartridge, that it may sooner take fire. The quoin of mire are pieces of wood with a notch on the side to put the fingers on...