Definitions for "Quoin"
Related Terms:
Quoins, Stretcher, Brick veneer, Half-timbering, Coping, Ashlar masonry, Corner bead, Brick tie, Ashlar, Backsplash, Stringcourse, Siding, Soldier, Dry wall, Nogging, Rustication, Foundation wall, Half-timber, Lath, Wythe, Flemish bond, Frog , Face shell, Rubble, Rowlock, Cavity wall, Random rubble, Wall tie, Lath and plaster, Half-timbered, Course, Brick molding, Bond, Bed joint, Parget, Bond beam, Chimney cap, Tie, Field tile, Wainscoting, Mason, String course, Dado rail, Slab-on-grade, Pargeting, Furring strips, Stud, Wall, Slab on grade
Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked.
A wedgelike piece of stone, wood, metal, or other material, used for various purposes;
To support and steady a stone.
the individual stones or bricks used to form the exterior angle of a masonry wall, usually different from an adjoining surfaces by material, textur, color, projection.
Bricks or stones used at corners of walls.
the stones at the corners of buildings, usually laid so that their faces are alternately large and small
Large blocks forming a side of a building
A structural form, usually of masonry, used at the corners of a building for the purpose of reinforcement, frequently imitated for decorative purposes.
A square stone or protruding brick pattern on the corner of a building
projecting units of stone or brick, often of alternating sizes, used to accentuate the corners of a building.
a protruding stone or brick that accentuates an exterior corner. Sometimes simulated on frame structures to look like stone.
one of a series of stones laid at the exterior corners and angles of a building and consisting of contrasting material to that of the wall.
The cornerstones, often emphasized, on a building. Usually of stone or brick hut may also be wood imitating stone.
The exterior angle in a building.
exterior angle of a wall or a member of that angle
Dressed stone at angle of building.
Decoration forming an exterior outside corner (stone look) to a building.
(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
A block of stone forming the external corner of two adjacent walls.
Stone blocks at the corner of a building that differ from the other materials used for that building. Typically quoins are rectangular blocks that are laid so that, when seen from one side, blocks with exposed sides alternate with blocks with exposed ends.
series of cornerstones, one over the other, at exterior building corner
corner stones at a corner of a building.
A stone or brick used to reinforce or decoratively distinguish an external corner or edge or a wall from adjacent masonry. In Victorian architecture often non-structurally represented in polychromatic brickwork or raised render. Rail - A minor horizontal structural member (e.g. of a balustrade, fence, gate, door or window). It may be top rail, intermediate rail or bottom rail.
Cast stone block used to make up a corner of a wall.
A large, square stone or brick veneer set into the corners of masonry buildings for architectural style.
Pronounced "coin." In masonry construction, the brick or stone used to reinforce the corner of a wall. Sometimes a different or contrasting brick or stone is used for decoration. Also spelled coign or coin.
A corner reinforcing of cut stone or bricks in a masonry wall.
One of the corner stones of an exterior façade when these are emphasized by size, by more formal cutting, by more conspicuous jointing or by difference in texture.
The external angle of a building; or, specifically, bricks or stone blocks forming that angle.
a rectangle of a stone, wood or brick used in vertical series to decorate corners of houses or buildings.
a dressed stone at the corner of a building
A projecting right angle masonry corner.
A stone or block reinforcing or accenting the corners of a building.
An exterior masonry corner DESCRIPTION
Cornerstones forming the external angle of a building; bricks or block masonry that project out from the walls at the corners of a building for ornamental effect.
A decorative stone or brick corner of a building.
The bricks or stones laid in alternating directions, which bond and form the exterior corner angle of a wall.
A corner of a building defined by contrasting or exaggerated materials.
The rectangular stone block used to form an outer corner of a building. A building cornerstone.
Quoins are the corner stones that anchor the edge of the building wall. Quoins may be structural, or may be decorative. Architects and builders use quoins to give the impression of strength and firmness to the outline of a building.
Related Terms:
Dowel, Wedge, Hawk, Shim , Nail, Cannelure, Peg, Dutchman, Patch, Jointer, Nail gun, Crimp, Semi-wadcutter, Tailstock, Butt, Gib , Cramp, Escutcheon, Bull float, Bar , Hammer , Staple gun, Spindle, Pin, Mandrel, Anvil, Fasteners, Stock, Barrel, Clamp, Tenon, Barrel, Ferrule, Darby, Grooves, Cleat, Mortice, Bedding, Pliers, Toggle bolt, Spline, Chuck, Brace , Sleeve, Pins, Spike , Keyhole, Wadcutter, Frizzen, Drift pin
To support the breech of a cannon.
To wedge or lock up a form within a chase.
expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
a solid which differs from a wedge in having its sharp end formed by the steep inclination of one side, instead of the mutual tapering of both sides
Timber wedge used to secure drums against movement.
In traditional metal typesetting, a steel wedge-shaped or expanding device used to lock a line of type.
In some equipments, a wedge is moved backwards and forwards under the breech to achieve elevation and depression.
A wooden wedge inserted beneath the breech of a cannon to control the elevation of the muzzle.
lead type is held in a letterpress chase with these small wedge like pieces of metal.
the keystone of an arch
To prevent casks from rolling.