quoin

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Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks
The keystone of an arch
An external angle in a wall or building
A stone, brick or wood block used to accentuate the outside corner of a building
To support the breech of a cannon
{i} external corner or angle of a wall; cornerstone, stone forming the external angle of a wall
In architecture, both the external corner of a building and, more often, one of the stones used to form that corner. These stones are both structural and decorative in that they often differ in jointing, colour, texture, or size from the masonry of the adjoining walls. Usually quoins are toothed (i.e., set in short courses in a regular pattern of alternating lengths). Such construction dates back to ancient Rome
A block of stone forming the external corner of two adjacent walls
one of a series of stones laid at the exterior corners and angles of a building and consisting of contrasting material to that of the wall
dressed stone at the corner of a building
To wedge or lock up a form within a chase
In traditional metal typesetting, a steel wedge-shaped or expanding device used to lock a line of type
A corner reinforcing of cut stone or bricks in a masonry wall
An exterior masonry corner
the keystone of an arch expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
A structural form, usually of masonry, used at the corners of a building for the purpose of reinforcement, frequently imitated for decorative purposes
Wedge set beneath the breech of a gun and moved in or out to adjust elevation It was eventually superseded by the elevating screw Sometimes spelled coin in contemporary works
Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked
One of a series of blocks or block-like components at the corner of a wall; in a masonry wall, its function is to reinforce the corner
Units of stone or brick used to accentuate the corners of a building
(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
Cast Stone block used to make up a corner of a wall
a steel wedge-shaped or expandable device used to lock up type or die elements in a chase
A small wedge, usually of wood, used for tightening or locking up forms or galleys in pre-electronic printing
Decorative brick corner
Timber wedge used to secure drums against movement
One of the corner stones of an exterior façade when these are emphasized by size, by more formal cutting, by more conspicuous jointing or by difference in texture
lead type is held in a letterpress chase with these small wedge like pieces of metal
expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
A wedgelike piece of stone, wood, metal, or other material, used for various purposes To support and steady a stone
To prevent casks from rolling
Dressed stone at angle of building
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The dressed stones at the corners of buildings, usually laid so their faces are alternately large and small Usually in contrasting color of brick from the rest of the wall Common accent in Georgian homes
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Cornerstone or keystone
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dressed stones at the angles of a building Sometimes all the stones are of the same size; more often they are alternately large and small
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plural of quoin
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Squared, heavy stones or brick blocks used at the corners of buildings as decorative elements or to reinforce masonry walls
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Stacks of raised simulated corner blocks used to accent tabby or stucco exterior elevations Quoins can be uniform in size or varied to create specific design effects They can match the house body or accent trim colors
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