Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun quoin

3 senses of quoin

Sense 1
quoin, coign, coigne -- (expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase)
       => wedge -- (something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them)

Sense 2
quoin, coign, coigne -- (the keystone of an arch)
       => keystone, key, headstone -- (the central building block at the top of an arch or vault)

Sense 3
corner, quoin -- ((architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone)
       => structure, construction -- (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons")