quoining

quoining

美 ['k??n??] 　英 ['k??n??]

• n.外角；(墻壁接合處的)隅石；(拱門等的)楔形石；楔形支持物
• v.用隅石砌牢；給…裝嵌隅石；用楔形物支持；打楔子夾緊[固定]
• 網絡突角；墻角；榫子

詞形變化

復數：quoins  過去分詞：quoined  現在分詞：quoining  

英漢解釋

n.	1. (房屋的)突角,外角;(墻壁接合處的)隅石;(拱門等的)楔形石;楔形支持物 2. (夾緊版面或防止圓桶滾動等的)楔子
v.	1. 用隅石砌牢;給...裝嵌隅石 2. 用楔形物支持;打楔子夾緊[固定]

英英解釋

n.	1. the outer corner of a wall 2. a stone block used to form a quoin, especially when it is different, e.g. in size or material, from the other blocks or bricks in the wall
v.	1. to build an outer corner of a wall using blocks that are different, e.g. in size or texture, from the other blocks or bricks used to build the wall