COIGNE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coigne mean? 

• COIGNE (noun)
  The noun COIGNE has 2 senses:

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

2. the keystone of an arch

  Familiarity information: COIGNE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COIGNE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

coign; coigne; quoin

Hypernyms ("coigne" is a kind of...):

wedge (something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The keystone of an arch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

coign; coigne; quoin

Hypernyms ("coigne" is a kind of...):

headstone; key; keystone (the central building block at the top of an arch or vault)