Quoin in a sentence

Quoin meaning

1. Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.
2. The keystone of an arch.
3. 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.

Using Quoin

• The main meaning on this page is: Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks. | The keystone of an arch. | 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.
• Useful related words include: coign, coigne, wedge, keystone.

Context around Quoin

• Average sentence length in these examples: 14.5 words
• Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
• Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

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Corpus analysis for Quoin

• In this selection, "quoin" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 14.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
• Around the word, picturesque and rock stand out and add context to how "quoin" is used.
• Recognizable usage signals include in du quoin where that and the picturesque quoin rock wine. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
• By corpus frequency, "quoin" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.