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headstone vs coign

coign vs headstone

headstone and coign both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
headstone Yes No No No
coign Yes No No No
As nouns, coign is a hyponym of headstone; that is, coign is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than headstone:
  • headstone: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
  • coign: the keystone of an arch
Other hyponyms of headstone include coigne, quoin.
headstone (noun) coign (noun)
the central building block at the top of an arch or vault the keystone of an arch
a stone that is used to mark a grave expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
Difference between headstone and coign

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