Quoin

nounid 117410·updated May 18, 2026
verified

expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase

polysemous

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
coigncoignecorner
plural
Quoins
possessive
Quoin's
pluralpossessive
Quoins'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
architectural term for solid exterior angle of a building
§2
the keystone of an arch
§3
expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
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