The figure 8 represents what is called a quoin, and keeps the bolster in its place. From Wordnik.com. [My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field] Reference
The two inner sides of each pair of skill facets form the half of a diamond or lozenge-shaped facet, called a "quoin," of which there are four. From Wordnik.com. [The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones] Reference
FX: picks up quoin and wanders off to buy a cup of coffee. From Wordnik.com. [Making Light: The "agency model" as I understand it] Reference
Porter's quoin is adopted for all carriages requiring quoins. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
The level mark on the quoin is to correspond with the end of the bed. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
Porter's bed and quoin has been adopted for all carriages requiring quoins. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
Or are we leaving it up to the kids to learn on their own while we maintain the status-quoin our classrooms?. From Wordnik.com. [Lee Kolbert: Should Kids Be Driving Alone? (VIDEO)] Reference
We thus have above the girdle, thirty-three facets: 8 cross, 8 skill, 4 quoin, 8 star, 1 table, and 4 templets. From Wordnik.com. [The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones] Reference
An innominatus, in the shape of a similar quoin, is separated by a deep Col, apparently a torrent-bed, from a huge Beco de. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Midian] Reference
English bond, but with the peculiarity that in every fourth course one header is made use of in the stretcher course at the quoin. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887] Reference
It will be observed that portions of a brick have to be inserted near a vertical end or a quoin, in order to start the regular bond. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
First give the elevation by applying the quadrant to the face of the piece, and adjusting the quoin or ratchet until the required number of degrees is obtained. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
It is a double quoin, the taller to the south, the lower to the north, and both bluff in the latter direction. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Midian — Volume 1] Reference
We mounted the background of a quoin-shaped hill by a well-trodden path, leading to the remnants of a rude Burj. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Midian — Volume 1] Reference
Lastly came Yubá ', the compound quoin, the loftiest of the group, upwards of 350 feet high, with its low-lying neighbour Wálih. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Midian — Volume 1] Reference
Each one of these characters also had a lock of buffalo's hair tied around the ankles, in his right hand a rattle (she-shée-quoin), and. From Wordnik.com. [O-kee-pa, a Religious Ceremony, and Other Customs of the Mandans] Reference
'gunshot victims are more likely to survive' rusty quoin. From Wordnik.com. [Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News] Reference
A quoin, free the quoin and lower the breech, the 2d Captain handling the quoin. From Wordnik.com. [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference
A quoin or cornerstone, of great importance in binding together the sides of a building. From Wordnik.com. [Smith's Bible Dictionary] Reference
A flat stone supposed to have been the quoin of a fallen cromlech, and to have been used for sacrificial purposes. From Wordnik.com. [From John O'Groats to Land's End] Reference
Lastly came Yubá’, the compound quoin, the loftiest of the group, upwards of 350 feet high, with its low-lying neighbour Wálih. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Midian] Reference
Sponge, quoin. From Wordnik.com. [Hornblower And The Hotspur]
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