QUOIN
\kwˈɔ͡ɪn], \kwˈɔɪn], \k_w_ˈɔɪ_n]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked.
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to support and steady a stone.
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To support the breech of a cannon.
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To wedge or lock up a form within a chase.
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To prevent casks from rolling.
By Oddity Software
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Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked.
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to support and steady a stone.
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To support the breech of a cannon.
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To wedge or lock up a form within a chase.
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To prevent casks from rolling.
By Noah Webster.
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(arch.) A wedge used to support and steady a stone: an external angle, esp. of a building: (gun.) a wedge of wood or iron put under the breech of heavy guns or the muzzle of siege mortars to raise them to the proper level: (print.) a wedge used to fasten the types in the forms.
By Daniel Lyons
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n. [French] A corner;---a wedge ;-a metallic wedge for raising caution and other military engines ;-in printing, a small wooden wedge used to lock the types in the galley, chase, or form ; - any external angle ; especially, the external angle of a building.
