CANONRY
CANONRY,CANONSHIP, noun An ecclesiastical benefice, in a cathedral or collegiate church, which has a prebend or stated allowance out of the revenues of the church commonly annex...
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CANOPIED
CANOPIED, adjective [See Canopy.] Covered with a canopy.
CANOPY
CANOPY, noun1. A covering over a throne, or over a bed; more generally, a covering over the head. So the sky is called a canopy and a canopy is borne over the head in procession...
CANOROUS
CANOROUS, adjective Musical; tuneful.
CANOROUSNESS
CANOROUSNESS, noun Musicalness.
CANT
CANT, verb transitive1. In popular usage, to turn about, or to turn over, by a sudden push or thrust; as, to cant over a pail or a cask.2. To toss; as, to cant a ball.3. To spea...
CANTABRIAN
CANTABRIAN, adjective Pertaining to Cantabria, on the Bay of Biscay, in Spain.
CANTALIVER
CANTALIVER, noun [cantle and eaves.] In architecture, a piece of wood, framed into the front or side of a house, to suspend the moldings and eaves over it.
CANTAR
CANTAR,CANTARO, noun An eastern weight; at Acra in Turkey, 603 pounds; at Tunis and Tripoli, 114 pounds, In Egypt, it consists of 100 or 150 rotolos; at Naples, it is 25 pounds;...
CANTARO
CANTARO, n. An eastern weight; at Acra in Turkey, 603 pounds; at Tunis and Tripoli, 114 pounds, In Egypt, it consists of 100 or 150 rotolos; at Naples, it is 25 pounds; at Genoa...
CANTATA
CANTATA, noun A poem set to music; a composition or song, intermixed with recitatives and airs, chiefly intended for a single voice.
CANTATION
CANTATION, adjective A singing.
CANTEEN
CANTEEN, noun A tin vessel used by soldiers for carrying liquor for drink.
CANTELEUP
CANTELEUP, noun A variety of muskmelon.
CANTER
CANTER, verb intransitive To move as a horse in a moderate gallop, raising the two fore feet nearly at the same time, with a leap or spring.CANTER, verb transitive To ride upon ...
CANTERING
CANTERING, participle present tense Moving or riding with a slow gallop.
CANTHARIDIN
CANTHARIDIN, noun That peculiar substance existing in the Meloe vesicatorius, or cantharides, which causes vesication.
CANTHARIS
CANTHARIS or pluralCANTHARIDES, noun Spanish flies; a species of Meloe. This fly is nine or ten lines in length, of a shining green color, mixed with azure, and has a nauseous s...
CANTHUS
CANTHUS, noun An angle of the eye; a cavity at the extremities of the eyelids; the greater is next to the nose; the lesser, near the temple.
CANTICLE
CANTICLE, noun1. A song. In the plural, canticles, the Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament.2. A canto; a division of a song.
CANTILLATE
CANTILLATE, verb transitive To chant; to recite with musical tones.
CANTILLATION
CANTILLATION, noun A chanting; recitation with musical modulations.
CANTING
CANTING, participle present tense1. Throwing with a sudden jerk; tossing.2. Speaking with a whine or song-like tone.
CANTINGLY
CANTINGLY, adverb With a cant.
CANTION
CANTION, noun A song or verses.
CANTLE
CANTLE, noun A fragment; a piece; a portion.CANTLE, verb transitive To cut into pieces; to cut out a piece.
CANTLET
CANTLET, noun A piece; a little corner; a fragment.