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wedge — wedgelike, adj. /wej/, n., v., wedged, wedging. n. 1. a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force, as from a hammer. Cf.… … Universalium
Entrance — En trance, n. [OF. entrance, fr. OF. & F. entrant, p. pr. of entrer to enter. See {Enter}.] 1. The act of entering or going into; ingress; as, the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment; hence, the act of taking possession, as of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fox wedge — Wedge Wedge (w[e^]j), n. [OE. wegge, AS. wecg; akin to D. wig, wigge, OHG. wecki, G. weck a (wedge shaped) loaf, Icel. veggr, Dan. v[ae]gge, Sw. vigg, and probably to Lith. vagis a peg. Cf. {Wigg}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A piece of metal, or other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hollow quoin — Quoin Quoin (kwoin or koin; 277), n. [See {Coin}, and cf. {Coigne}.] 1. (Arch.) Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked. [1913 Webster] Note: In… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quoin — (kwoin or koin; 277), n. [See {Coin}, and cf. {Coigne}.] 1. (Arch.) Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked. [1913 Webster] Note: In stone, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quoin post — Quoin Quoin (kwoin or koin; 277), n. [See {Coin}, and cf. {Coigne}.] 1. (Arch.) Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked. [1913 Webster] Note: In… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spherical wedge — Wedge Wedge (w[e^]j), n. [OE. wegge, AS. wecg; akin to D. wig, wigge, OHG. wecki, G. weck a (wedge shaped) loaf, Icel. veggr, Dan. v[ae]gge, Sw. vigg, and probably to Lith. vagis a peg. Cf. {Wigg}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A piece of metal, or other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Voussoir — Vous soir , n. [F., akin to vo[^u]te an arch, a vault.] (Arch.) One of the wedgelike stones of which an arch is composed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wedge — (w[e^]j), n. [OE. wegge, AS. wecg; akin to D. wig, wigge, OHG. wecki, G. weck a (wedge shaped) loaf, Icel. veggr, Dan. v[ae]gge, Sw. vigg, and probably to Lith. vagis a peg. Cf. {Wigg}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A piece of metal, or other hard material … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wedge — Wedge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wedged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wedging}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cleave or separate with a wedge or wedges, or as with a wedge; to rive. My heart, as wedged with a sigh, would rive in twain. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To force… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
