Definition of quoin in English:

quoin

noun kɔɪnkwɔɪnk(w)ɔɪn

1An external angle of a wall or building.
（墙或房屋的）外角，外墙角
smaller stations followed the same pattern; stone-built, with strongly accented quoins
Example sentencesExamples
- In such cases bands, columns, lintels, sills, jambs, quoins, water tables, medallions, capstones, and copings were wrought of the stone quite often repeating the coloration of the stone used in the steps or foundation.
- Brick allows you to personalize the look of your home with elegant detailing, such as arches and quoins, different bond patterns and special shapes.
- Granite quoins, steps, archways and many other building materials including ancient oak beams from the original priory, were used in the construction of the manor in 1810.
1. 1.1 Any of the stones or bricks forming a quoin; a cornerstone.
  隅石块，墙角石，墙角砖；基石
  Example sentencesExamples
  For example, the edges and corners of stone-veneer walls need specialty pieces - such as trim stones and L-shaped corner pieces called quoins.
  Wonderful period detailing, including gothic windows, sandstone quoins and pillars, with access to the clock in the bell tower via a hatch.
  The stripwork and the quoins are all rebated and stand proud of the stone infill to allow external plaster work to fill in between the strips.
  Formerly a school, built when Victoria was monarch, it has walls of beige bricks with each corner decorated with stone quoins and topped with crenellations adorned by an abundance of stone finials.
  Monart House is an 18th century sandstone house with limestone quoins and dressings, extending to three storeys over basement.
  Probably of about 1020, this rises in four stages, with long-and-short quoins at the corners and stone pilaster strips dividing it vertically; similar stone strips provide round-arched and lozenge-shaped decoration.
  Construction is of rendered rubble walls, with brick features around window and door openings, brick quoins and a pitched slated roof.
  Synonyms
  cornerstone, central stone
2Printing
A wedge or expanding mechanical device used for locking a letterpress forme into a chase.
〔印刷〕版楔，紧版小楔子
3A wedge for raising the level of a gun barrel or for keeping it from rolling.
枪楔，枪管楔子

verb kɔɪnkwɔɪnk(w)ɔɪn

[with object]

1Provide (a wall) with quoins or corners.
给（墙）置隅石块，使（墙）有内角
the white plaster walls quoined with red sandstone blocks
Example sentencesExamples
- A deep, fenestrated entryway in the neoclassical style was added at some point in the eighteenth century, and its corners are quoined like the comers of the house (and were presumably added at the same time).
2Printing
Lock up (a forme) with a quoin.
〔印刷〕用楔子固定（印版）

Origin

Middle English: variant of coin, used earlier in the sense 'cornerstone' and 'wedge'.

Rhymes

adjoin, Boulogne, coign, coin, conjoin, Des Moines, Dordogne, enjoin, groin, groyne, join, loin, purloin, subjoin

Definition of quoin in US English:

quoin

nounk(w)ɔɪnk(w)oin

1An external angle of a wall or building.
（墙或房屋的）外角，外墙角
smaller stations followed the same pattern; stone-built, with strongly accented quoins
Example sentencesExamples
- In such cases bands, columns, lintels, sills, jambs, quoins, water tables, medallions, capstones, and copings were wrought of the stone quite often repeating the coloration of the stone used in the steps or foundation.
- Brick allows you to personalize the look of your home with elegant detailing, such as arches and quoins, different bond patterns and special shapes.
- Granite quoins, steps, archways and many other building materials including ancient oak beams from the original priory, were used in the construction of the manor in 1810.
1. 1.1 Any of the stones or bricks forming an external angle of a wall or building; a cornerstone.
  隅石块，墙角石，墙角砖；基石
  Example sentencesExamples
  For example, the edges and corners of stone-veneer walls need specialty pieces - such as trim stones and L-shaped corner pieces called quoins.
  Probably of about 1020, this rises in four stages, with long-and-short quoins at the corners and stone pilaster strips dividing it vertically; similar stone strips provide round-arched and lozenge-shaped decoration.
  Monart House is an 18th century sandstone house with limestone quoins and dressings, extending to three storeys over basement.
  Construction is of rendered rubble walls, with brick features around window and door openings, brick quoins and a pitched slated roof.
  The stripwork and the quoins are all rebated and stand proud of the stone infill to allow external plaster work to fill in between the strips.
  Wonderful period detailing, including gothic windows, sandstone quoins and pillars, with access to the clock in the bell tower via a hatch.
  Formerly a school, built when Victoria was monarch, it has walls of beige bricks with each corner decorated with stone quoins and topped with crenellations adorned by an abundance of stone finials.
  Synonyms
  cornerstone, central stone
2Printing
A wedge or expanding mechanical device used for locking a letterpress form into a chase.
〔印刷〕版楔，紧版小楔子
3A wedge for raising the level of a gun barrel or for keeping it from rolling.
枪楔，枪管楔子

verbk(w)ɔɪnk(w)oin

[with object]

1Provide (a wall) with quoins or corners.
给（墙）置隅石块，使（墙）有内角
the white plaster walls quoined with red sandstone blocks
Example sentencesExamples
- A deep, fenestrated entryway in the neoclassical style was added at some point in the eighteenth century, and its corners are quoined like the comers of the house (and were presumably added at the same time).
2Printing
Lock up (a form) with a quoin.
〔印刷〕用楔子固定（印版）

Origin

Middle English: variant of coin, used earlier in the sense ‘cornerstone’ and ‘wedge’.

词汇	quoin
释义	Definition of quoin in English: quoin noun kɔɪnkwɔɪnk(w)ɔɪn 1An external angle of a wall or building. （墙或房屋的）外角，外墙角 smaller stations followed the same pattern; stone-built, with strongly accented quoins Example sentencesExamples In such cases bands, columns, lintels, sills, jambs, quoins, water tables, medallions, capstones, and copings were wrought of the stone quite often repeating the coloration of the stone used in the steps or foundation. Brick allows you to personalize the look of your home with elegant detailing, such as arches and quoins, different bond patterns and special shapes. Granite quoins, steps, archways and many other building materials including ancient oak beams from the original priory, were used in the construction of the manor in 1810. 1.1 Any of the stones or bricks forming a quoin; a cornerstone. 隅石块，墙角石，墙角砖；基石 Example sentencesExamples For example, the edges and corners of stone-veneer walls need specialty pieces - such as trim stones and L-shaped corner pieces called quoins. Wonderful period detailing, including gothic windows, sandstone quoins and pillars, with access to the clock in the bell tower via a hatch. The stripwork and the quoins are all rebated and stand proud of the stone infill to allow external plaster work to fill in between the strips. Formerly a school, built when Victoria was monarch, it has walls of beige bricks with each corner decorated with stone quoins and topped with crenellations adorned by an abundance of stone finials. Monart House is an 18th century sandstone house with limestone quoins and dressings, extending to three storeys over basement. Probably of about 1020, this rises in four stages, with long-and-short quoins at the corners and stone pilaster strips dividing it vertically; similar stone strips provide round-arched and lozenge-shaped decoration. Construction is of rendered rubble walls, with brick features around window and door openings, brick quoins and a pitched slated roof. Synonyms cornerstone, central stone 2Printing A wedge or expanding mechanical device used for locking a letterpress forme into a chase. 〔印刷〕版楔，紧版小楔子 3A wedge for raising the level of a gun barrel or for keeping it from rolling. 枪楔，枪管楔子 verb kɔɪnkwɔɪnk(w)ɔɪn [with object] 1Provide (a wall) with quoins or corners. 给（墙）置隅石块，使（墙）有内角 the white plaster walls quoined with red sandstone blocks Example sentencesExamples A deep, fenestrated entryway in the neoclassical style was added at some point in the eighteenth century, and its corners are quoined like the comers of the house (and were presumably added at the same time). 2Printing Lock up (a forme) with a quoin. 〔印刷〕用楔子固定（印版） Origin Middle English: variant of coin, used earlier in the sense 'cornerstone' and 'wedge'. Rhymes adjoin, Boulogne, coign, coin, conjoin, Des Moines, Dordogne, enjoin, groin, groyne, join, loin, purloin, subjoin Definition of quoin in US English: quoin nounk(w)ɔɪnk(w)oin 1An external angle of a wall or building. （墙或房屋的）外角，外墙角 smaller stations followed the same pattern; stone-built, with strongly accented quoins Example sentencesExamples In such cases bands, columns, lintels, sills, jambs, quoins, water tables, medallions, capstones, and copings were wrought of the stone quite often repeating the coloration of the stone used in the steps or foundation. Brick allows you to personalize the look of your home with elegant detailing, such as arches and quoins, different bond patterns and special shapes. Granite quoins, steps, archways and many other building materials including ancient oak beams from the original priory, were used in the construction of the manor in 1810. 1.1 Any of the stones or bricks forming an external angle of a wall or building; a cornerstone. 隅石块，墙角石，墙角砖；基石 Example sentencesExamples For example, the edges and corners of stone-veneer walls need specialty pieces - such as trim stones and L-shaped corner pieces called quoins. Probably of about 1020, this rises in four stages, with long-and-short quoins at the corners and stone pilaster strips dividing it vertically; similar stone strips provide round-arched and lozenge-shaped decoration. Monart House is an 18th century sandstone house with limestone quoins and dressings, extending to three storeys over basement. Construction is of rendered rubble walls, with brick features around window and door openings, brick quoins and a pitched slated roof. The stripwork and the quoins are all rebated and stand proud of the stone infill to allow external plaster work to fill in between the strips. Wonderful period detailing, including gothic windows, sandstone quoins and pillars, with access to the clock in the bell tower via a hatch. Formerly a school, built when Victoria was monarch, it has walls of beige bricks with each corner decorated with stone quoins and topped with crenellations adorned by an abundance of stone finials. Synonyms cornerstone, central stone 2Printing A wedge or expanding mechanical device used for locking a letterpress form into a chase. 〔印刷〕版楔，紧版小楔子 3A wedge for raising the level of a gun barrel or for keeping it from rolling. 枪楔，枪管楔子 verbk(w)ɔɪnk(w)oin [with object] 1Provide (a wall) with quoins or corners. 给（墙）置隅石块，使（墙）有内角 the white plaster walls quoined with red sandstone blocks Example sentencesExamples A deep, fenestrated entryway in the neoclassical style was added at some point in the eighteenth century, and its corners are quoined like the comers of the house (and were presumably added at the same time). 2Printing Lock up (a form) with a quoin. 〔印刷〕用楔子固定（印版） Origin Middle English: variant of coin, used earlier in the sense ‘cornerstone’ and ‘wedge’.
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