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==Origin==
quoin-stone n. any of the stones used to form a quoin - fr. Coin. French coin wedge, corner; also die for stamping [[money]] or medals; ‘also, a coyne, or stamp, vpon a piece’ (Cotgrave). (So called, because the die had the form or [[action]] of a wedge.) French coin ‘wedge’, in Old French also coing, cuigne = Provençal cunh, conh, Spanish cuño, Portuguese cunho, Italian conio < [[Latin]] cuneum (nominative -us) wedge. Godefroy has also Anglo-Norman coigne ([[feminine]]), the ‘coin’ with which money is struck, and coined [[money]].
Formerly spelt indifferently coin, coign, quoin (with many variations); but the spelling coin, though still occasional in all senses, is now appropriated to the sense ‘money’; in the senses ‘wedge’, ‘corner-stone’, etc., the spelling is generally, though not always, quoin n.; coign n. is retained in the Shaksperian phrase ‘coign of vantage’, and is occasional in that of ‘wedge’....
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: a stone forming a part of a corner or [[angle]] in a wall; specifically : such a stone laid at a [[formal]] [[ceremony]]
2: a basic element : [[foundation]] <a cornerstone of foreign [[policy]]>
==Description==
The '''cornerstone''' (or [[foundation]] stone) [[concept]] is derived from the first stone set in the construction of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonry masonry] foundation, important since all other stones will be set in [[reference]] to this stone, thus determining the position of the entire [[structure]].
Over time a cornerstone became a ceremonial masonry stone, or replica, set in a prominent location on the outside of a building, with an inscription on the stone indicating the construction dates of the building and the names of [[architect]], builder and other significant [[individuals]]. The [[rite]] of laying a cornerstone is an important [[cultural]] component of eastern architecture and [[metaphorically]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_architecture sacred architecture] generally.
Some cornerstones include [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_capsule time capsules] from the time a particular building was built. The [[origins]] of this [[tradition]] are vague but its [[presence]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judeo-Christian Judeo-Christian] countries can be [[associated]] with one quotation from the [[Old Testament]] ([http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_118 Psalm 118:22]) cited six times in the [[New Testament]] ([http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_21 Matthew 21:42],[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Mark#Chapter_12 Mark 12:10], [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_20 Luke 20:17], [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.4 Acts 4:11], [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Ephesians#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Ephesians.2C_II Ephesians 2:20] and [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_Peter#1st_Letter_of_Peter.2C_II 1 Peter 2:7]).[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornerstone]
[[Category: Architecture]]
==Origin==
quoin-stone n. any of the stones used to form a quoin - fr. Coin. French coin wedge, corner; also die for stamping [[money]] or medals; ‘also, a coyne, or stamp, vpon a piece’ (Cotgrave). (So called, because the die had the form or [[action]] of a wedge.) French coin ‘wedge’, in Old French also coing, cuigne = Provençal cunh, conh, Spanish cuño, Portuguese cunho, Italian conio < [[Latin]] cuneum (nominative -us) wedge. Godefroy has also Anglo-Norman coigne ([[feminine]]), the ‘coin’ with which money is struck, and coined [[money]].
Formerly spelt indifferently coin, coign, quoin (with many variations); but the spelling coin, though still occasional in all senses, is now appropriated to the sense ‘money’; in the senses ‘wedge’, ‘corner-stone’, etc., the spelling is generally, though not always, quoin n.; coign n. is retained in the Shaksperian phrase ‘coign of vantage’, and is occasional in that of ‘wedge’....
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: a stone forming a part of a corner or [[angle]] in a wall; specifically : such a stone laid at a [[formal]] [[ceremony]]
2: a basic element : [[foundation]] <a cornerstone of foreign [[policy]]>
==Description==
The '''cornerstone''' (or [[foundation]] stone) [[concept]] is derived from the first stone set in the construction of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonry masonry] foundation, important since all other stones will be set in [[reference]] to this stone, thus determining the position of the entire [[structure]].
Over time a cornerstone became a ceremonial masonry stone, or replica, set in a prominent location on the outside of a building, with an inscription on the stone indicating the construction dates of the building and the names of [[architect]], builder and other significant [[individuals]]. The [[rite]] of laying a cornerstone is an important [[cultural]] component of eastern architecture and [[metaphorically]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_architecture sacred architecture] generally.
Some cornerstones include [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_capsule time capsules] from the time a particular building was built. The [[origins]] of this [[tradition]] are vague but its [[presence]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judeo-Christian Judeo-Christian] countries can be [[associated]] with one quotation from the [[Old Testament]] ([http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_118 Psalm 118:22]) cited six times in the [[New Testament]] ([http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_21 Matthew 21:42],[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Mark#Chapter_12 Mark 12:10], [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_20 Luke 20:17], [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.4 Acts 4:11], [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Ephesians#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Ephesians.2C_II Ephesians 2:20] and [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_Peter#1st_Letter_of_Peter.2C_II 1 Peter 2:7]).[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornerstone]
[[Category: Architecture]]
