coign of vantage | n. ตำแหน่งที่ได้เปรียบ |
มุม | [mum] (n) EN: corner ; nook ; angle FR: coin [ m ] ; encoignure [ f ] ; angle [ m ] |
coign | |
coigns |
quoin | (n) expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase, Syn. coign, coigne |
quoin | (n) the keystone of an arch, Syn. coign, coigne |
Coign | n. A var. spelling of Coin, Quoin, a corner, wedge; -- chiefly used in the phrase coign of vantage, a position advantageous for action or observation. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] From some shielded nook or coign of vantage. The Century. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] The lithosphere would be depressed on four faces; . . . the four projecting coigns would stand up as continents. Nature. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
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Coigne | n. [ See Coin, n. ] A quoin. [ 1913 Webster ] See you yound coigne of the Capitol? yon corner stone? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Coigny | |
山葡萄 | [やまぶどう, yamabudou] (n) crimson glory vine (species of grapevine, Vitis Coignetiae) [Add to Longdo] |