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Preferred term

Quoins  

Definition

  • Stones helping to form the corner of a wall of masonry, especially when accentuated by a difference in the surface treatment from that of the rest of the wall mass. [AAT]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Coignes
  • Coigns
  • Coillons
  • Coins, masonry
  • Coyning
  • Coyns
  • Quoin stones
  • Stones, quoin

Notation

  • 116427

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-FV0V3N10-C

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