NOUN | artifact | coign, quoin, coigne | expandable metal / metal or wooden wedge used by printers / printers to lock up a form within a chase |
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artifact | coign, quoin, coigne | the keystone of an arch |
Meaning | expandable metal / metal or wooden wedge used by printers / printers to lock up a form within a chase. | |
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Synonyms | quoin, coigne | |
Broader | wedge | Something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them |
Meaning | The keystone of an arch. | |
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Synonyms | quoin, coigne | |
Broader | keystone, key, headstone | The central building block at the top of an arch or vault |
Spanish | clave, cuña, piedra angular |
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