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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Cânt'-hōok, n. p. 192A wooden lever with an iron hook at the end, for canting or turning over heavy logs. [Amer.] Bartlett.Cān’thus, n. p. 192(Anat.) The corner or angle of the eye. Dunglison.Căn’ti-cle, n. p. 192A little song. Bacon. 2. (pl.) The Song of Songs, or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament. 3. A canto or division of a song. [Obs.] Spenser.Căn'tile, v. t. p. 192To cut to pieces.Căn'ti-lĕv'er, n. p. 192See CANTALEVER.Căn'til-lāte, v. t. p. 192To chant; to recite with musical tones. M. Stuart.Căn`til-lā'tion, n. p. 192A chanting; recitation with musical modulations.Can-tīne', n. p. 192See CANTEEN.Cânt'ing-ly, adv. p. 192With a cant.Cânt'ing-ness, n. p. 192Quality of uttering in cant.Can-tin'-i-ère', n. p. 192(Mil.) A female sutler to a regiment of soldiers. Simmonds.Căn’tion, n. p. 192A song or verses. [Obs.] Spenser.Căn’tle, n. p. 192A fragment, corner, or edge of any thing. Cuts me from the best of all my land A huge half moon, a monstrous cantle, out. Shak. 2. The hind-bow, or protuberance of a saddle. [Also written cantel.]Cân′tle, v. t. p. 192To cut into pieces; to cut out a piece from. [Obs.] Dryden.Cânt'let, n. p. 192A piece; a little corner; a fragment. Dryden.Căn’to, n. p. 192One of the chief divisions of a poem of some length; a book. 2. (Mus.) The soprano, or highest part.Căn’to-têr’mo, n. p. 192(Mus.) The plain ecclesiastical chant used in cathedral service.Căn′ton, n. p. 192A small portion or division of territory. That little canton of land called the “English pale.” Davies. 2. A small community or clan. Buxton. 3. A small portion or district of territory, constituting…Căn’ton, v. t. p. 193To divide into small parts or districts, as territory; to divide into distinct portions. They canton out to themselves a little province in the intellectual world. Watts. Cantoned building (Arch.)…Căn’ton-al, a. p. 193Pertaining to a canton; divided into cantons.Căn'/ton-ēse', a. p. 193(Geog.) Pertaining to Canton, in China.Căn'/ton-ēse', n. p. 193A native or inhabitant of Canton.Căn′ton-īze, v. t. p. 193To divide into small districts or cantons. “To cantonize the provinces.” Camden.Căn’ton-ment, n. p. 193A part or division of a town or village, assigned to a particular regiment of troops; separate quarters. Marshall. ☞ Troops are in cantonment, or are cantoned, when distributed at any time among…Can-tōon’, n. p. 193A strong stuff or fustian with a fine cord visible on one side and a satiny surface of yarns on the other.Căn’trap, n. p. 193An incantation or spell. 2. Mischief artfully performed. [Scot.]Căn’tred or Căn’tref, n. p. 193A hundred villages, as in Wales. Davies.Căn′ty, a. p. 193Cheerful; sprightly; merry. [Scot. and Prov. Eng.] Contented with little, and canty with mair. Burns. Then at her door the canty dame Would sit. Wordsworth.Căn'vas, n. p. 193A coarse cloth made of hemp or flax, used for tents, sails of ships, painting, and other purposes. By glimmering lanes and walls of canvas led. Tennyson. 2. A clear, unbleached cloth, wove regularly…Căn'vas, a. p. 193Made of canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent.Căn'vas-băck, n. p. 193(Ornith.) A species of sea-duck, Fulgula valisneriana, highly esteemed for the delicacy of its flesh, found in the rivers of the Chesapeake Bay and adjoining waters, and deriving its name from the…Căn'vas-climb'er, n. p. 193A sailor that goes aloft to handle sails.Căn'vass, v. t. p. 193<br>1. To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to search or scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes for senators.<br>2. To take up for discussion; to debate.<br>An opinion that we are likely soon to…Căn'vass, v. i. p. 193To solicit votes or interest; to use efforts to obtain an office or position; to seek, followed by for; as, to canvass for a seat in parliament; to canvass for a friend. Bacon.Căn'vass, n. p. 193Close inspection to know the state of; as, a canvass of votes. Bacon. 2. Examination in the way of discussion or debate; as, a thorough canvass of a subject. 3. A seeking, solicitation, or effort to…Căn'vass-er, n. p. 193One who solicits votes, or goes about to make interest. Burke. 2. One who examines the returns of votes for a public officer.Cā'ny, a. p. 193Consisting of cane, or abounding with canes. 2. Made of canes; as, cany wagons. Milton.Căn'yŏn, n. p. 193See CANON.Can-zō'ne, n. p. 193(Mus.) A song or air in two or three parts, with passages of fugue and imitation. [Rare.]Căn'zo-nĕt', n. p. 193(Mus.) A little or short song, in one, two, or three parts.Caout'chîne, n. p. 193(Chem.) A highly inflammable, volatile, oily liquid, obtained by distillation from caoutchouc. Gregory.Caout'chouc, n. p. 193A vegetable substance obtained from incisions made in several plants, affording a milky juice, as the Urceola elastica, a tree of tropical Asia, the Ficus elastica, a species of fig in Nepaul, and…Caout'chouc, a. p. 193Of, or pertaining to, caoutchouc.Caout'chou-cine, n. p. 193See CAOUTCHINE.Căp, n. p. 193[A-S. cappe, cap, cape, hood, D. kap, Ger. kappe; O. H. Ger. chappā, cloak, Icel. kápa, toga, Pr., Sp., & Pg. capa, It. cappa, Fr. cape, chape, cloak, L. Lat. capa, cappa, Bisc. capu, capea…Căp, v. t. p. 193To cover the top or end; to spread over. The bones next the joint are capped with a cartilaginous substance. Derham. 2. To deprive of a cap. Spenser. 3. To render complete; to bring to the highest…Căp, v. i. p. 193To uncover the head in reverence or civility. Shak.Cā'pa-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 193The quality of being capable; capacity; capableness. A capability to take a thousand views of a subject is to be reconciled with distinctness . . . of judgment. H. Taylor.Cā'pa-ble, a. p. 193Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility; having capacity; adapted; suited; as, a room capable of holding a large number; a man capable of lifting heavy weights; a castle capable of…Cā'pa-ble-ness, n. p. 193The state or quality of being capable; capacity; power of understanding; knowledge. Killingbeck.Ca-păç'i-fy, v. t. p. 193To qualify. [Rare.] “The benefits he is capacified and designed for.” Barrow.Ca-pā'cioūs, a. p. 193Having capacity; able to contain; large; roomy; spacious; extended; broad; as, a capacious vessel, room, &c.; a capacious bay or harbor. In the capacious recesses of his mind. Bancroft. 2. Having…Ca-pā'ciōus-ly, adv. p. 193In a capacious manner or degree.Ca-pā'ciōüs-ness, n. p. 193The quality of being capacious, as of a vessel, a reservoir, a bay, a mind, &c.Ca-păc'i-tāte, v. t. p. 193To render capable; to qualify; to enable; as, to capacitate to observe errors; to capacitate for usefulness; to capacitate for a deanery. Watts. Wood.Ca-păc/i-tā'tion, n. p. 193Act of making capable. [R.]Ca-pāc'i-ty, n. p. 193The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power;—used in reference to physical things. Had our palace the capacity To camp this host. Shak. The capacity of the exhausted…Căp'-a-pie’ p. 193From head to foot; all over. He was armed cap-a-pie, and wore a suit of burnished steel. Prescott.Ca-pār'i-son, n. p. 193A cloth or covering laid over the saddle or harness of a horse; often rich and decorated; trappings. Their horses clothed with rich caparison. Dryden. 2. Gay or rich clothing. My heart groans beneath…Ca-păr'i-son, v. t. p. 193To cover with a caparison or decorated cloth, as a horse. The steeds, caparisoned with purple, stand. Dryden. 2. To adorn with rich dress; to dress. I am caparisoned like a man. Shak.