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Quoin

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Quoins are masonry blocks at the corner of a wall. [1]

11 relations: Ashlar, Brick, Cement render, Cornerstone, Course (architecture), Masonry, Rock (geology), Rubble masonry, St Bene't's Church, Stucco, Timber framing.

Ashlar

Ashlar is finely dressed (cut, worked) stone, either an individual stone that has been worked until squared or the structure built of it.

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Brick

A brick is building material used to make walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction.

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Cement render

Cement rendering is the application of a premixed layer of sand and cement to brick, cement, stone, or mud brick.

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Cornerstone

The cornerstone (or foundation stone or setting stone) is the first stone set in the construction of a masonry foundation, important since all other stones will be set in reference to this stone, thus determining the position of the entire structure.

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Course (architecture)

A course is a layer of the same unit running horizontally in a wall.

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Masonry

Masonry is the building of structures from individual units, which are often laid in and bound together by mortar; the term masonry can also refer to the units themselves.

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Rock (geology)

Rock or stone is a natural substance, a solid aggregate of one or more minerals or mineraloids.

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Rubble masonry

Rubble masonry is rough, unhewn building stone set in mortar, but not laid in regular courses.

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St Bene't's Church

St Bene't's is a Church of England parish church in central Cambridge, England.

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Stucco

Stucco or render is a material made of aggregates, a binder and water.

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Timber framing

Timber framing and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quoin

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