Webster's Dictionary 1913

865

Cantle (2)

Can″tle, v. t. To cut in pieces; to cut out from. [Written also cantile.]

866

Cantlet

Cant″let (?), n. [Dim. of cantle.] A piece; a fragment; a corner. Dryden.

867

Canto

Can″to (?), n.; pl.Cantos (#). [It. canto, fr. L. cantus singing, song. See Chant.] 1. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.2. (Mus.) The highest vocal part; the ai...

868

Canton

Can″ton (?), n. A song or cantoWrite loyal cantons of contemned love.Shak.

869

Canton (2)

Can″ton, n. [F. canton, augm. of OF. cant edge, corner. See 1st Cant.] 1. A small portion; a division; a compartment.That little canton of land called the “English pale”Davies.T...

870

Canton (3)

Can″ton, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Cantoned; p. pr. & vb. n.Cantoning.] [Cf. F. cantonner.] 1. To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion o...

871

Canton crape

Can″ton crape″ (krāp″). A soft, white or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet trimmings, etc.; — called also Orie...

872

Canton flannel

Can″ton flan″nel (?). See Cotton flannel.

873

Cantonal

Can″ton‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a canton or cantons; of the nature of a canton.

874

Cantoned

Can″toned (?), a. 1. (Her.) Having a charge in each of the four corners; — said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield itself.2. (Arch.) Having the angles marked by, or ...

875

Cantonize

Can″ton‐ize (?), v. i. To divide into cantons or small districts.

876

Cantonment

Can″ton‐ment (?), n. [Cf. F. cantonnement.] A town or village, or part of a town or village, assigned to a body of troops for quarters; temporary shelter or place of rest for an...

877

Cantoon

Can‐toon″ (?), n. A cotton stuff showing a fine cord on one side and a satiny surface on the other.

878

Cantor

Can″tor (?), n. [L., a singer, fr. caner to sing.] A singer; esp. the leader of a church choir; a precentor.The cantor of the church intones the Te Deum.Milman.

879

Cantoral

Can″tor‐al (?), a. Of or belonging to a cantor.Cantoral staff, the official staff or baton of a cantor or precentor, with which time is marked for the singers.

880

Cantoris

Can‐to″ris (?), a. [L., lit., of the cantor, gen. of cantor.] Of or pertaining to a cantor; as, the cantoris side of a choir; a cantoris stall. Shipley.

881

Cantrap

{ Can″trap (?), Can″trip (?), } n. [Cf. Icel. gandar, ODan. & OSw. gan, witchcraft, and E. trap a snare, tramp.] A charm; an incantation; a shell; a trick; adroit mischief. [Wri...

882

Cantred

{ Can″tred (?), ‖Can″tref, } n. [W. cantref; cant hundred + tref dwelling place, village.] A district comprising a hundred villages, as in Wales. [Written also kantry.]

883

Canty

Can″ty (?), a. Cheerful; sprightly; lively; merry. “The canty dame.” WordsworthContented with little, and canty with mair.Burns.

884

Canuck

Ca‐nuck″ (?), n. 1. A Canadian.2. A small or medium-sized hardy horse, common in Canada.

885

Canula

{ Can″u‐la (?), n., Can″u‐lar (?), a., Can″u‐la′ted (?), } a. See Cannula, Cannular, and Cannulated.

886

Canvas

Can″vas (?), n. [OE. canvas, canevas, F. canevas, LL. canabacius hempen cloth, canvas, L. cannabis hemp, fr. G. �. See Hemp.] 1. A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; — ...

887

Canvas (2)

Can″vas, a. Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent.

888

Canvasback

Can″vas‐back′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A Species of duck (Aythya vallisneria), esteemed for the delicacy of its flesh. It visits the United States in autumn; particularly Chesapeake Bay a...

889

Canvass

Can″vass (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.canvassed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Canvassing.] [OF. Canabasser to examine curiously, to search or sift out; properly, to sift through canvas. See Ca...

890

Canvass (2)

Can″vass, v. i. To search thoroughly; to engage in solicitation by traversing a district; as, to canvass for subscriptions or for votes; to canvass for a book, a publisher, or i...

891

Canvass (3)

Can″vass, n. 1. Close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a canvass of votes. Bacon.2. Examination in the way of discussion or debate.3. Search; exploration; solici...