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quoining

quoining noun: the architectural elements, such as stone or brick, that form a quoin. Also the present participle and gerund of quoin.

Noun

quoining (usually uncountable, plural quoinings)

  1. (usually) The architectural elements, such as stone or brick, that form a quoin.
    • Instead of inserting a straight vertical gap all the way up, he has staggered it so it looks like old-fashioned quoining.2007 June 24, Christopher Gray, “A Preservation Handbook in a Few Short Blocks”, in New York Times

Also used as

quoining is also the present participle and gerund of quoin.

Forms of quoining

pluralquoinings

Phrases with quoining

Questions about quoining

What does quoining mean?
Quoining means the architectural elements, such as stone or brick, that form a quoin.
What part of speech is quoining?
Quoining is a noun.
What is the plural of quoining?
The plural of quoining is quoinings.

Words near quoining in the dictionary

  1. quoin post
  2. quoin posts
  3. quoin up
  4. quoined
  5. quoined up
  6. quoining
  7. quoining up
  8. quoinings
  9. quoinless
  10. quoins
  11. quoins up

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