Glossary · Q
Quoin
Also called quoins
One of the dressed stones at the corner of a building, often laid alternately long and short and emphasised by rustication.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Walls and Openings.
Nearby in the glossary
Quadratura · Quadripartite vault · Quincunx · Quinto acuto · Radiating chapels · Rafter · Ratha · Redented