coign
/kɔɪn/
noun
- A projecting corner or angle of a wall or building.
- The architect added decorative coigns to the building's facade.
- Moss grew in the damp coign of the garden wall.
- The old stone church had a carved coign at each corner.
- A position that provides a good view or advantage (used in the phrase 'coign of vantage').
- He found a coign of vantage in the balcony to photograph the ceremony.
- The hilltop offered a coign of vantage for watching the sunset.
- From her window seat, she had a perfect coign of vantage over the parade.