coigne
English
Etymology
A borrowing of Old French coigne.
Noun
coigne (plural coignes)
- Alternative form of coign: a keystone; a wedge; (obsolete) a corner or angle, especially of a building.
- 1884, Robert Kennaway Douglas, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., s.v. "Nanking":
- From the eaves of the several stories there hung one hundred and fifty-two bells, and countless lanterns adorned the same coignes of vantage.
- 1884, Robert Kennaway Douglas, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., s.v. "Nanking":
Derived terms
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French coin.
Etymology 2
From Old French cooing.
Etymology 3
From Old French coignier.
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