What does "coigne" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "coigne"?

Common synonyms include: advantage, angle, coign, corner, edge, position.

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Noun

1
Alternative form of coign: a keystone; a wedge; (obsolete) a corner or angle, especially of a building. alt-of, alternative
"Great figures started from the roof And lofty coignes."
2
the keystone of an arch wordnet
3
expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase wordnet

"Great figures started from the roof And lofty coignes."

A variant of coign.