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quoining

n. (context architecture English) The architectural elements, such as stone or brick, that form a quoin vb. (present participle of quoin English)

Usage examples of "quoining".

Settling a hand on the ornamentation, he deduced that it was not real stone but Coade stone, an artificial material that was used for quoining and sculpture when using real stone was too expensive.