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Coign
Übersetzung von "coign" ins Russisch
coign
Substantiv
UK
/kɔɪn/
US
/kɔɪn/
coign
coigns Pl.
The coign of the building provided a perfect spot for the statue.
Выступ здания предоставил идеальное место для статуи.
He stood at the coign of the street, waiting for his friend.
Он стоял на углу улицы, ожидая своего друга.
Definitionen
coign
Substantiv
UK
/kɔɪn/
US
/kɔɪn/
A projecting corner or angle of a wall or building.
The ancient castle had a coign that provided a perfect vantage point for the guards.
A favorable position for observation or action.
From his coign of vantage, he could see the entire battlefield unfold before him.
A wedge-shaped piece of wood, stone, or metal used to secure, adjust, or support something, especially in artillery or printing.
The printer inserted a coign to tighten the type in the chase.
coign
Verb
UK
/kɔɪn/
US
/kɔɪn/
To wedge or secure with a coign; to quoin.
They coigned the loose stones to stop them from shifting.
coign
Adjektiv
UK
/kɔɪn/
US
/kɔɪn/
Situated at or forming a corner; corner-related.
The coign stones were carved from granite.