coign

Plural: coigns

Noun

• expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
• the keystone of an arch
• A projecting corner or angle; a cornerstone.
• The keystone of an arch.
• A wedge used in typesetting.
• A a corner of a crystal formed by the intersection of three or more faces at a point (in crystallography)
• An original angular elevation of land around which continental growth has taken place (in geology)

Verb

Verb Forms: coigned, coigning, coigns

• To furnish with or form into a projecting corner.
• To furnish with coigns.

Examples

• The player tried to COIGN his word into a tight spot, creating multiple crosswords.

Synonyms

coigne, quoin

Anagrams of coign