coigne

== English == === Etymology === A variant of coign. === 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. ==== Derived terms ==== coigne of vantage === Anagrams === CEOing, Geonic, geonic == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== coigne alternative form of coyn (“coin, quoin”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== coigne alternative form of coyn (“quince”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== coigne alternative form of coynen