quoin
/k(w)ɔɪn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.
noun
A metal wedge which fits into the space between the type and the edge of a chase, and is tightened to fix the metal type in place.
noun
A wedge of wood or iron put under the breech of heavy guns or the muzzle of siege-mortars to raise them to the proper level.
noun
A number of apple varieties with a distinctive ribbed appearance, like corners of a coin.
Example Sentences
- "In Casterbridge there stood a noble pile, […] But evil days beset that domicile; The stately beauties of its roof and wall Passed into sordid hands. Condemned to fall Were cornice, quoin, and cove, And all that art had wove in antique style."
- "Next fit the quoins, using the “persuader” to squeeze in the pages, and tap up all around."