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COIGN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The keystone of an arch
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("coign" is a kind of...):
headstone; key; keystone (the central building block at the top of an arch or vault)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
Synonyms:
coign; coigne; quoin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("coign" is a kind of...):
wedge (something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them)
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