Associations to the word «Coigne»
Noun
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Wiktionary
COIGNE, noun. Quoin (keystone)
COIGNE, noun. Coign (wedge)
COIGNE, noun. (obsolete) coign; corner; angle
Dictionary definition
COIGNE, noun. Expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase.
COIGNE, noun. The keystone of an arch.
Wise words
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principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
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