Meanings
nounquoining (usually uncountable, plural quoinings)
plural quoinings
- uncountableusuallyarchitectureThe architectural elements, such as stone or brick, that form a quoin.
Instead of inserting a straight vertical gap all the way up, he has staggered it so it looks like old-fashioned quoining.
2007 June 24, Christopher Gray, “A Preservation Handbook in a Few Short Blocks”, in New York Times
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of quoin
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APA
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MLA
“quoining.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quoining. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quoining,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quoining.
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