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Webster 1913 Edition


Coigne

Coigne

(koin)
,
Noun.
[See
Coin
,
Noun.
]
A quoin.
See you yound
coigne
of the Capitol? yon corner stone?
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition


Coigne

COIGNE

, for coin. [See coin, a corner.]

Definition 2024


coigne

coigne

English

Noun

coigne (plural coignes)

  1. quoin (keystone)
  2. coign (wedge)
  3. (obsolete) coign; corner; angle
    • Shakespeare
      The careful search / By the four opposing coignes.