Definition
Plural of coign, which are external angles of a wall or building, or corner-stones.
Etymology
From Old French 'coigne,' meaning corner or angle, derived from Latin 'cuneus' (wedge). The term was used in architecture because corner stones were wedge-shaped to strengthen building corners.
Kelly Says
Medieval builders deliberately placed the hardest, most expensive stones at coigns because those corners bore the most structural stress—it's like the building's skeleton.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደሚገባ
en-de-mi-geba
CACatalà
encasts
en-kasts
CSČeština
zapuštění
za-pu-ste-ni
DADansk
indsættelser
in-dæts-tel-ser
DEDeutsch
Einwinkeln
eye-n-vink-eln
ELΕλληνικά
τοποθετήσεις
to-po-the-tee-seis
ESEspañol
encojinamientos
en-ko-i-nyam-ien-toh-s
FISuomi
liitämiset
li-i-ta-mi-set
FRFrançais
coinages
kwah-nazh
HUMagyar
beillesztések
be-yes-tes-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
penempel
pen-peh-mel
ITItaliano
inclinazioni
in-klee-na-zee-oh-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
masukan
ma-suk-an
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုလုပ်
pyu lo-p
NLNederlands
inpassen
in-pas-sen
NONorsk
innfesting
in-n-festing
PLPolski
wpasowania
v-pa-so-va-nia
PTPortuguês
encoignos
en-koy-nyohs
RORomână
aşezări
a-she-za-ree
RUРусский
впадение
v-pa-de-nee-yeh
SVSvenska
inpassningar
in-pass-ningar
SWKiswahili
kuunganisha
koo-gan-ee-sha
TAதமிழ்
இணைப்பு
i-nai-ppu
TEతెలుగు
సమన్వయాలు
sa-man-vayam-alu
TLTL
pag-iisa
pa-gee-i-sa
TRTürkçe
birleştirmeler
bir-leesh-meh-ler
UKУкраїнська
встановлення
v-stan-ov-len-nya
VITiếng Việt
cài đặt
kai dat