"coigne" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coignes [plural]
Etymology: A variant of coign. Etymology templates: {{m|en|coign}} coign Head templates: {{en-noun}} coigne (plural coignes)
  1. Alternative form of coign: a keystone; a wedge; (obsolete) a corner or angle, especially of a building. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: coign (extra: a keystone; a wedge; (obsolete) a corner or angle, especially of a building) Derived forms: coigne of vantage
    Sense id: en-coigne-en-noun-735PBBw4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 59 14 17 10

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for coigne meaning in English (1.7kB)

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