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COIN, n. 1. A corner; a jutting point, as of a wall.Rustic coins, stones jutting from a wall for new buildings to be joined to.2. A wedge for raising or lowering a piece of ordnance.3. A wedge or piece of wood to lay between casks on shipboard.COIN, n. Primarily, the die employed for stamping money. Hence, 1. Money stamped; a piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, or other metal, converted into money, by impressing on it marks, figures or characters. To make good money, these impressions must be made under the authority of government. That which is stamped without authority is called false or counterfeit coin. Formerly, all coin was made by hammering; but it is now impressed by a machine or mill.Current coin is coin legally stamped and circulating in trade.Ancient coins are chiefly those of the Jews, Greeks and Romans, which are kept in cabinets as curiosities.2. In architecture, a kind of die cut diagonally, after the manner of a flight of a stair case, serving at bottom to support columns in a level, and at top to correct the inclination of an entablature supporting a vault.3. That which serves for payment.The loss of present advantage to flesh and blood is repaid in a nobler coin.COIN, v.t. 1. To stamp a metal, and convert it into money; to mint.2. To make; as, to coin words.3. To make; to forge; to fabricate; in an ill sense; as, to coin a lie; to coin a fable.
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COIN, n. 1. A corner; a jutting point, as of a wall.Rustic coins, stones jutting from a wall for new buildings to be joined to.2. A wedge for raising or lowering a piece of ordnance.3. A wedge or piece of wood to lay between casks on shipboard.COIN, n. Primarily, the die employed for stamping money. Hence, 1. Money stamped; a piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, or other metal, converted into money, by impressing on it marks, figures or characters. To make good money, these impressions must be made under the authority of government. That which is stamped without authority is called false or counterfeit coin. Formerly, all coin was made by hammering; but it is now impressed by a machine or mill.Current coin is coin legally stamped and circulating in trade.Ancient coins are chiefly those of the Jews, Greeks and Romans, which are kept in cabinets as curiosities.2. In architecture, a kind of die cut diagonally, after the manner of a flight of a stair case, serving at bottom to support columns in a level, and at top to correct the inclination of an entablature supporting a vault.3. That which serves for payment.The loss of present advantage to flesh and blood is repaid in a nobler coin.COIN, v.t. 1. To stamp a metal, and convert it into money; to mint.2. To make; as, to coin words.3. To make; to forge; to fabricate; in an ill sense; as, to coin a lie; to coin a fable. |
COIN, n.1 [Fr. coin, a corner, a wedge; Arm. coign; Sp. esquina, a corner, and cuña, a wedge; Port. quina; L. cuneus; Gr. γωνια; Ir. cuinne; W. gaing,or cyn, a wedge. The pronunciation of this word, by our common people, is quine, or quoin, when applied to a wedging stone, in masonry. See the next word.]- A corner; a jutting point, as of a wall. – Shak.
Rustic coins, stones jutting from a wall for new buildings to be joined to. – Bailey.
- A wedge for raising or lowering a piece of ordnance. – Bailey.
- A wedge or piece of wood to lay between casks on shipboard. – Bailey.
COIN, n.2 [Sp. cuña; Port. cunho, a die to stamp money; Sp. acuñar, to coin or impress money, to wedge; Port. cunhar; It. conio, a die; coniare, to coin; Fr. coin; Ar. قَانَ kauna, to hammer, forge or stamp. The sense is, to strike, beat, or drive, coinciding with the French coigner, or cogner. Hence we see that coin, whether it signifies a corner, a wedge or a die, is from the same root, from thrusting, driving. Primarily, the die employed for stamping money. Hence,]- Money stamped; a piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, or other metal, converted into money, by impressing on it marks, figures or characters. To make good money, these impressions must be made under the authority of government. That which is stamped without authority is called false or counterfeit coin. Formerly, all coin was made by hammering; but it is now impressed by a machine or mill.
Current coin is coin legally stamped and circulating in trade.
Ancient coins are chiefly those of the Jews, Greeks, and Romans, which are kept in cabinets as curiosities.
- In Architecture, a kind of die cut diagonally, after the manner of a flight of a staircase, serving at bottom to support columns in a level, and at top to correct the inclination of an entablature supporting a vault. – Encyc.
- That which serves for payment.
The loss of present advantage to flesh and blood is repaid in a nobler coin. – Hammond.
COIN, v.t.- To stamp a metal, and convert it into money; to mint.
- To make; as, to coin words. – Shak.
- To make; to forge; to fabricate; in an ill sense; as, to coin a lie; to coin a fable. – Hudibras. Dryden.
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Coin
- A quoin;
a corner or external angle; a wedge. See Coigne, and
Quoin.
- To make of
a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as a mass of metal]
to mint; to manufacture; as, to coin silver dollars; to
coin a medal.
- To manufacture
counterfeit money.
- A piece of metal on which certain
characters are stamped by government authority, making it legally
current as money; -- much used in a collective sense.
- To make or fabricate; to invent; to
originate; as, to coin a word.
- That which serves for payment or
recompense.
- To acquire rapidly, as money; to
make.
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Coin COIN, noun 1. A corner; a jutting point, as of a wall. Rustic coins, stones jutting from a wall for new buildings to be joined to. 2. A wedge for raising or lowering a piece of ordnance. 3. A wedge or piece of wood to lay between casks on shipboard. COIN, noun Primarily, the die employed for stamping money. Hence, 1. Money stamped; a piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, or other metal, converted into money, by impressing on it marks, figures or characters. To make good money, these impressions must be made under the authority of government. That which is stamped without authority is called false or counterfeit coin Formerly, all coin was made by hammering; but it is now impressed by a machine or mill. Current coin is coin legally stamped and circulating in trade. Ancient coins are chiefly those of the Jews, Greeks and Romans, which are kept in cabinets as curiosities. 2. In architecture, a kind of die cut diagonally, after the manner of a flight of a stair case, serving at bottom to support columns in a level, and at top to correct the inclination of an entablature supporting a vault. 3. That which serves for payment. The loss of present advantage to flesh and blood is repaid in a nobler coin COIN, verb transitive 1. To stamp a metal, and convert it into money; to mint. 2. To make; as, to coin words. 3. To make; to forge; to fabricate; in an ill sense; as, to coin a lie; to coin a fable. |
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