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quoin meaning in Tamil

மூலைமடி

/k(w)ɔɪn/

quoin in Tamil: மூலைமடி. In English, quoin means any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.

Tamil words for quoin

மூலைமடி

English meaning of quoin

  1. noun Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.
  2. noun The keystone of an arch.
  3. noun 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.
  4. noun A form of wedge used to prevent casks from moving.

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Questions about quoin in Tamil

What is the meaning of quoin in Tamil?
Quoin in Tamil is மூலைமடி.
quoin என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Quoin: மூலைமடி.
What does quoin mean in English?
Quoin means any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: quoin (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: quoin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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