Webster's Dictionary 1913

811

Canopus

‖Ca‐no″pus (?), n. [L. Canopus, fr. Gr. �, town of Egypt.] (Astron.) A star of the first magnitude in the southern constellation Argo.

812

Canopy

Can″o‐py (kăn″ō̍‐py̆), n.; pl.Canopies (–pĭz). [OE. canapie, F. canapé sofa, OF. conopée, conopeu, conopieu, canopy, vail, pavilion (cf. It. canopè canopy, sofa), LL. conopeum a...

813

Canopy (2)

Can″o‐py, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Canopes (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Canopying.] To cover with, or as with, a canopy. “A bank with ivy canopied.” Milton.

814

Canorous

Ca‐no″rous (?), a. [L. canorus, from nor melody, fr. canere to sing.] Melodious; musical. “Birds that are most canorous.” Sir T. Browne.A long, lound, and canorous peal of laugh...

815

Canorousness

Ca‐no″rous‐ness, n. The quality of being musical.He chooses his language for its rich canorousness.Lowell.

816

Canstick

Can″stick′ (?), n. Candlestick. Shak.

817

Cant

Cant (?), n. [OF., edge, angle, prof. from L. canthus the iron ring round a carriage wheel, a wheel, Gr. � the corner of the eye, the felly of a wheel; cf. W. cant the stake or ...

818

Cant (2)

Cant, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Canted; p. pr. & vb. n.Canting.] 1. To incline; to set at an angle; to tilt over; to tip upon the edge; as, to cant a cask; to cant a ship.2. To give a ...

819

Cant (3)

Cant, n. [Prob. from OF. cant, F. chant, singing, in allusion to the singing or whining tine of voice used by beggars, fr. L. cantus. See Chant.] 1. An affected, singsong mode o...

820

Cant (4)

Cant (?), a. Of the nature of cant; affected; vulgar.To introduce and multiply cant words in the most ruinous corruption in any language.Swift.

821

Cant (5)

Cant, v. i. 1. To speak in a whining voice, or an affected, singsong tone.2. To make whining pretensions to goodness; to talk with an affectation of religion, philanthropy, etc....

822

Cant (6)

Cant, n. [Prob. from OF. cant, equiv. to L. quantum; cf. F. encan, fr. L. in quantum, i.e. “for how much?”] A call for bidders at a public sale; an auction. “To sell their lease...

823

Cant (7)

Cant, v. t. to sell by auction, or bid a price at a sale by auction. Swift.

824

Cant hook

Cant″ hook′ (?). A wooden lever with a movable iron hook. hear the end; — used for canting or turning over heavy logs, etc. Bartlett.

825

Cantab

Can″tab (?), n. [Abbreviated from Cantabrigian.] A Cantabrigian. Sir W. Scott.

826

Cantabile

‖Can‐ta″bi‐le (?), a. [It., cantare to sing.] (Mus.) In a melodious, flowing style; in a singing style, as opposed to bravura, recitativo, or parlando.

827

Cantabile (2)

‖Can‐ta″bi‐le, n.(Mus.) A piece or passage, whether vocal or instrumental, peculiarly adapted to singing; — sometimes called cantilena.

828

Cantabrian

Can‐ta″bri‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Cantabria on the Bay of Biscay in Spain.

829

Cantabrigian

Can′ta‐brig″i‐an (?), n. A native or resident of Cambridge; esp. a student or graduate of the university of Cambridge, England.

830

Cantalever

Can″ta‐lev′er (?), n. [Cant an external angle + lever a supporter of the roof timber of a house.] [Written also cantaliver and cantilever.] 1. (Arch.) A bracket to support a bal...

831

Cantaloupe

Can″ta‐loupe (?), n. [F. cantaloup, It. cantalupo, so called from the caste of Cantalupo, in the Marca d'Ancona, in Italy, where they were first grown in Europe, from seed said ...

832

Cantankerous

Can‐tan″ker‐ous (?), a. Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious. — Can‐tan″ker‐ous‐ly, adv. — Can‐tan″ker‐ous‐ness, n.The cantankerous old maiden aunt.Thackeray.

833

Cantar

{ Can″tar (?), ‖Can‐tar″ro (?), } n. [It. cantaro (in sense 1), Sp. cantaro (in sense 2).]1. A weight used in southern Europe and East for heavy articles. It varies in different...

834

Cantata

‖Can‐ta″ta (?), n. [It., fr. cantare to sing, fr. L. cantare intens of canere to sing.] (Mus.) A poem set to music; a musical composition comprising choruses, solos, interludes,...

835

Cantation

Can‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. cantatio.] A singing. Blount.

836

Cantatory

Cant″a‐to‐ry (?), a. Containing cant or affectation; whining; singing.

837

Cantatrice

‖Can′ta‐tri″ce (kȧn′tȧ‐trē″chā̍), n.(Mus.) A female professional singer.