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  • verb Present participle of quoin.
  • noun architecture The architectural elements, such as stone or brick, that form a quoin

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Examples

  • The only aspect I don't like as much are the two broad strips of white stone quoining bookending the front elevation, but that is a minor quibble.

    St. Robert's, Shorewood, Wisconsin 2009

  • A glass link for administrative functions brushes close to the intricate roof pediments and quoining of the original quadrangle building.

    Land+Living 2009

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