Library / English Dictionary

COIGNE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The keystone of an arch

Synonyms:

coign; coigne; quoin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("coigne" is a kind of...):

headstone; key; keystone (the central building block at the top of an arch or vault)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

coign; coigne; quoin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("coigne" is a kind of...):

wedge (something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them)

Credits