¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quoins
1. quoin [v] - See also: quoin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quoins
Literary usage of Quoins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Civil Engineering by William John Macquorn Rankine, William J. Millar (1907)
"... times as numerous as those of the stone quoins, any superfluous thickness of
the former will cause the brickwork to settle more than the stone quoins, ..."
2. The American Vignola by William Robert Ware (1906)
"51), and upon the quoins at the corners of buildings (Fig. 52). ... quoins.—Rusticated
quoins are sometimes all made of the same size (Fig. ..."
3. The Printer's Dictionary of Technical Terms: A Handbook of Definations and by Alexander A. Stewart (1912)
"Showing arrangement of furniture and quoins in a form. After the furniture and
quoins are properly placed, tighten the quoins with the fingers and work your ..."
4. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"... flew Wi-h horrid wings, and thunder'd as it blew: Then, whirling round, die
quoins together ... quoins ..."
5. The Improvement of Rivers: A Treatise on the Methods Employed for Improving by Benjamin Franklin Thomas, David Alexander Watt (1903)
"quoins.—In locks of cut stone the hollow quoin is cut directly in the pieces,
... With concrete locks the quoins have usually been made of cast iron, ..."
6. The Improvement of Rivers: A Treatise on the Methods Employed for Improving by Benjamin Franklin Thomas, David Alexander Watt (1903)
"quoins.—In locks of cut stone the hollow quoin is cut directly in the pieces,
... With concrete locks the quoins have usually been made of cast iron, ..."
7. A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Dock Engineering by Brysson Cunningham (1904)
"A gate recess terminates in two returns, or quoins, called from their shape ...
The joints of hollow quoins are preferably bedded in lead for a depth of 6 ..."
Other Resources:
