quoin, coign, coigne
(noun) the keystone of an arch
quoin, coign, coigne
(noun) expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
Source: WordNet® 3.1
coigne (plural coignes)
Alternative form of coign: a keystone; a wedge; (obsolete) a corner or angle, especially of a building.
• Geonic, geonic
Source: Wiktionary
Coigne (koin), n. Etym: [See Coin, n.]
Definition: A quoin. See you yound coigne of the Capitol yon corner stone Shak.
Coigne, Coign"y, n.
Definition: The practice of quartering one's self as landlord on a tenant; a quartering of one's self on anybody. [Ireland] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
