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Definitions for: Coign [n] the keystone of an arch
[n] expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
Webster (1913) Definition: Coign, n.
A var. spelling of Coin, Quoin, a corner, wedge; --
chiefly used in the phrase coign of vantage, a position
advantageous for action or observation.
From some shielded nook or coign of vantage. --The
Century.
The lithosphere would be depressed on four faces; . . .
the four projecting coigns would stand up as
continents. --Nature.
Synonyms: coigne, quoin
See Also: headstone, keystone, wedge
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