quoining

English

Verb

quoining

1. present participle of quoin

Noun

quoining (usually uncountable, plural quoinings)

1. (architecture) The architectural elements, such as stone or brick, that form a quoin
   • 2007 June 24, Christopher Gray, “A Preservation Handbook in a Few Short Blocks”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Instead of inserting a straight vertical gap all the way up, he has staggered it so it looks like old-fashioned quoining.