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quoin

/kwɔɪn/  ·  say it: KWOYN

a dressed cornerstone reinforcing a building's angle

In Architecture & Design

In more detail

1. (noun) an external angle of a wall or building

2. (noun) a stone or brick used to form an external corner of a building

Examples

• 1. The quoin at the corner of the old church was made of dressed stone.
• 2. They reinforced the quoins with large granite blocks for durability.

Nearby in Architecture & Design

massing, newel, plinth, soffit, stucco, transom