QUOIN

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked.

2.
n.

A wedgelike piece of stone, wood metal, or other material, used for various purposes, as: (a) (Masonry)

3.
n.

to support and steady a stone.


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