coigne

3 definitions found

coigne - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Coigne \Coigne\ (koin), n. [See Coin, n.]
     A quoin.
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           See you yound coigne of the Capitol? yon corner stone?
                                                    --Shak.
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  Coigne \Coigne\, Coigny \Coign"y\, n.
     The practice of quartering one's self as landlord on a
     tenant; a quartering of one's self on anybody. [Ireland]
     --Spenser.
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coigne - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  coigne
      n 1: expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock
           up a form within a chase [syn: quoin, coign, coigne]
      2: the keystone of an arch [syn: quoin, coign, coigne]