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Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 2
   the keystone of an arch wordnet
3. 3
   expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

coignquoinquoin

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

A variant of coign.

Related phrases

coigne of vantage

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