noun🔗Share모서리돌Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks."The old library had impressive quoins made of light-colored stone, clearly standing out against the red brick walls. "오래된 도서관은 밝은 색 돌로 만든 인상적인 모서리돌을 가지고 있었고, 붉은 벽돌 벽과 뚜렷하게 대조를 이루었습니다.architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share쐐기돌The keystone of an arch."The quoin held the entire brick arch of the old doorway together, preventing it from collapsing. "쐐기돌은 오래된 출입구의 전체 벽돌 아치를 함께 잡아주어 무너지는 것을 막았다.architecturebuildingpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share쐐기A metal wedge which fits into the space between the type and the edge of a chase, and is tightened to fix the metal type in place."The printer tightened the quoin with a special key to lock the metal letters firmly inside the frame before printing the newspaper. "인쇄공은 신문을 인쇄하기 전에 특수 키로 쐐기를 조여 금속 글자를 프레임 안에 단단히 고정했습니다.technicalmachinetypeindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share쐐기A form of wedge used to prevent casks from moving"The movers used a quoin to keep the heavy wine barrel from rolling off the truck's ramp. "이동 노동자들은 무거운 와인 통이 트럭의 경사로에서 굴러 떨어지는 것을 막기 위해 쐐기를 사용했다.nauticalitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share쐐기A wedge of wood or iron put under the breech of heavy guns or the muzzle of siege-mortars to raise them to the proper level."The artillery crew carefully adjusted the quoin under the cannon's breech to elevate the barrel for a longer shot. "포병대는 더 긴 사격을 위해 대포의 포신을 높이기 위해 대포의 포미 아래에 있는 쐐기를 조심스럽게 조정했습니다.militaryweaponnauticalarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share쐐기로 고정하다To wedge or steady with quoins."The carpenter had to quoin the wobbly table leg with shims to stop it from shaking. "목수는 흔들리는 테이블 다리가 흔들리지 않도록 쐐기로 고정해야 했다.architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading