Meaning of COIGN
| Pronunciation: | | koyn
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- [n] the keystone of an arch
- [n] expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
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COIGN is a 5 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | coigne, quoin |
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| | See Also: | | headstone, keystone, wedge | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Coign\, n.
A var. spelling of {Coin}, {Quoin}, a corner, wedge; --
chiefly used in the phrase coign of vantage, a position
advantageous for action or observation.
From some shielded nook or coign of vantage. --The
Century.
The lithosphere would be depressed on four faces; . . .
the four projecting coigns would stand up as
continents. --Nature.
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