Quoin in spanish
Cuña
pronunciation: kunjɑ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: kunjɑ part of speech: noun
In gestures
quoin = cuña de fijación.
Example: Short wedges, or quoins, were then put in between the long wedges and the inside of the chase, loosely at first so that the string with which the pages were tied up could be unwound and removed.more:
» mechanical quoin = cuña automática.
Example: When a book was to be printed from type the pages were locked up in the composing room, usually with wooden furniture and quoins although metal furniture and mechanical quoins were used increasingly from the mid century.» wooden quoin = cuña de madera.
Example: When a book was to be printed from type the pages were locked up in the composing room, usually with wooden furniture and quoins although metal furniture and mechanical quoins were used increasingly from the mid century.