Noun
- 1. quoin, coign, coigne, wedge
- usage: expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
- 2. quoin, coign, coigne, keystone, key, headstone
- usage: the keystone of an arch
- 3. corner, quoin, structure, construction
- usage: (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
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