coigne

Plural: coignes

Noun

expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
the keystone of an arch
Alternative form of coign: a keystone; a wedge; (obsolete) a corner or angle, especially of a building.

Verb

COIGNED, COIGNING, COIGNES to quoin

Origin / Etymology

A variant of coign.

Synonyms

coign, quoin

Scrabble Score: 9

coigne: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
coigne: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
coigne: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

coigne is a valid Words With Friends word