Vivian, in spite of his philosophy, felt the excitement of the moment. He has been growing worse lately and any excitement is dreadful for him. Mrs. Armstrong's air of excitement was very much in evidence. There was excitement on board of the Uncas the instant Clif's cry was heard.
Plaque or placque may refer to: 1  Commemorative plaque, a plate or tablet fixed to a wall to mark an event, person, etc. 2  Plaquette, a small plaque in bronze or other materials. 3  Memorial Plaque (medallion), issued to next-of-kin of dead British military personnel after World War 4  I. Plaque, a rectangular casino token.
/kwÉÉªn/) are masonry blocks at the corner of a wall. They exist in some cases to provide actual strength for a wall made with inferior stone or rubble and in other cases to make a feature of a corner, creating an impression of permanence and strength, and reinforcing the onlookerâs sense of a structureâs presence.tone quoins are used on stone or brick buildings. Brick quoins may appear on brick buildings that extrude from the facing brickwork in such a way as to give the appearance of uniformly cut blocks of stone larger than the bricks.