designslinger - Word of the Week: quoin


[quoin (1907) Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

quoin [koin] n. reinforcing stones at the corner of a wall, frequently laid out so that small and larger sides, or faces, appear in alternation; often decorative, in wood, brick, or stone.

 

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