coign

English

/kɔɪn/

noun
Definitions
  • 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)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French coigne (die for stamping, cornerstone, wedge).

Origin

Old French

coigne

Gloss

die for stamping, cornerstone, wedge

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