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Record 1 1995-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
  • Walls and Partitions
OBS

Quoin, coign, coin: In masonry, a hard stone or brick used, with similar ones, to reinforce an external corner or edge of a wall or the like; often distinguished decoratively from adjacent masonry; may be imitated in non-load-bearing materials.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie
  • Murs et cloisons
DEF

Chaîne (...) formant la rencontre des deux murs en angle (...).

CONT

La chaîne d'angle ou d'encoignure relie deux murs en angle. (On dit parfois chaînage).

OBS

Chaîne : membre horizontal ou vertical formé de plusieurs assises ou d'une superposition d'éléments, construit avec un matériau différent ou avec des éléments plus gros que le reste de la maçonnerie sur le parement de laquelle il apparaît.

Spanish

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