coign

Noun

Meaning

the keystone of an arch

expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

quoin coigne keystone oriel nook corner niche landmark wedge recess headstone pincher fid exterior angle cloverleaf

Hypernyms

keystone wedge headstone key

Anagrams

incog congi

Examples

From high black walls, gleaming vaguely with rain, Each yellow light looked down like a golden eye. They trembled from coign to coign, and tower to tower, Along high terraces quicker than dream they flew. And some of them steadily glowed, and some soon vanished, And some strange shadows threw. Conrad Aiken

Close letter words and terms

coiffure coiffure cover coiflet coign of vantage coigne coigne of vantage