Illustration of quoin
- quoin 1b
1
a
: a solid exterior angle (as of a building)
b
: one of the members (such as a block) forming a quoin and usually differentiated from the adjoining walls by material, texture, color, size, or projection
2
: the keystone or a voussoir of an arch
3
: a wooden or expandable metal block used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
quoined; quoining; quoins
Examples of quoin in a Sentence
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Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
The sprawling home, designed by Paul Marchese, a former chief architect of the original World Trade Center, features classical elements such as decorative quoins, a portico entry, and roof balusters.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
The living room features an electric fireplace and quoin corners.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2023
Lancet windows punctuate the stone exterior, which is embellished with quoin corners, while bringing light into the white-walled rooms.
—Lauren Beale, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
Hempel came up with a quoin — an expandable metal gadget that could hold the type into a form with greater ease — and patented it, which seems to have given him the wherewithal to head south.
—Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Nov. 2020
Classic Jacobethan Revival features outside include a two-story turret with a conical roof, five fluted chimneys and contrasting stone quoins accenting corners.
—Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 18 May 2018
The locks were shut down on Jan. 15 and underwent several repairs while closed, including the replacement of gate anchors, miter blocks, quoin blocks and cylinder seals.
—Omar Abdel-Baqui, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2018
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Noun
In amongst the candy-counter color palette, clawfoot tubs, and sugar-cube corner quoins, the sweetest dreams of all are to be had in the Blue Room, a long, narrow chamber which is now a fairytale come true.
—Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
The sprawling home, designed by Paul Marchese, a former chief architect of the original World Trade Center, features classical elements such as decorative quoins, a portico entry, and roof balusters.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
The living room features an electric fireplace and quoin corners.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2023
Lancet windows punctuate the stone exterior, which is embellished with quoin corners, while bringing light into the white-walled rooms.
—Lauren Beale, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
Hempel came up with a quoin — an expandable metal gadget that could hold the type into a form with greater ease — and patented it, which seems to have given him the wherewithal to head south.
—Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Nov. 2020
Classic Jacobethan Revival features outside include a two-story turret with a conical roof, five fluted chimneys and contrasting stone quoins accenting corners.
—Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 18 May 2018
The locks were shut down on Jan. 15 and underwent several repairs while closed, including the replacement of gate anchors, miter blocks, quoin blocks and cylinder seals.
—Omar Abdel-Baqui, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2018
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“Quoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quoin. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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