Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coigne

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coigne
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of coign: a keystone; a wedge; (obsolete) a corner or angle, especially of a building.

Example Sentences

"Great figures started from the roof And lofty coignes."
"From the eaves of the several stories there hung one hundred and fifty-two bells, and countless lanterns adorned the same coignes of vantage."

Etymology

A variant of coign.

Inflected Forms

coignes (plural)

Phrases

coigne of vantage

Synonyms

quoin coign

Questions

What does coigne mean?: Alternative form of coign: a keystone; a wedge; (obsolete) a corner or angle, especially of a building.
Where does coigne come from?: A variant of coign.

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