coigne of vantage
coigne of vantage is the alternative form of coign of vantage.
Meaning of coign of vantage
Noun
coign of vantage (plural coigns of vantage)
- a good position for observation, judgment, criticism, action, etc.
- ...it seemed as if the traders had occupied with nests, bearing the same proportion to the building, every buttress and coign of vantage, as the martlet in Macbeth’s Castle.1818, Walter Scott, The Heart of Midlothian, page 70
Forms of coigne of vantage
| plural | coignes of vantage |
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Questions about coigne of vantage
- What is coigne of vantage the alternative form of?
- Coigne of vantage is the alternative form of coign of vantage.
Words near coigne of vantage in the dictionary
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