Definition of cant

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Cant (n.) A segment of he rim of a wooden cogwheel.

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Acanthopterous :: Acanthopterous (a.) Acanthopterygious.
Orchestra :: Orchestra (n.) Strictly: A band suitable for the performance of symphonies, overtures, etc., as well as for the accompaniment of operas, oratorios, cantatas, masses, and the like, or of vocal and instrumental solos..
Important :: Important (v. t.) Carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable content or bearing; significant; weighty.
Duan :: Duan (n.) A division of a poem corresponding to a canto; a poem or song.
Avoidance :: Avoidance (n.) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant; -- specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent..
Cant :: Cant (v. t.) To incline; to set at an angle; to tilt over; to tip upon the edge; as, to cant a cask; to cant a ship..
Descanted :: Descanted (imp. & p. p.) of Descan.
Precant :: Precant (n.) One who prays.
Elutriate :: Elutriate (v. t.) To wash or strain out so as to purify; as, to elutriate the blood as it passes through the lungs; to strain off or decant, as a powder which is separated from heavier particles by being drawn off with water; to cleanse, as by washing..
Peccantly :: Peccantly (adv.) In a peccant manner.
Lycanthropous :: Lycanthropous (a.) Lycanthropic.
Fractional :: Fractional (a.) Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fractional part of the population..
Beck :: Beck (n.) A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, esp. as a call or command..
Credit :: Credit (n.) Trust given or received; expectation of future playment for property transferred, or of fulfillment or promises given; mercantile reputation entitling one to be trusted; -- applied to individuals, corporations, communities, or nations; as, to buy goods on credit..
Acantha :: Acantha (n.) The vertebral column; the spinous process of a vertebra.
Exiguity :: Exiguity (n.) Scantiness; smallness; thinness.
Significative :: Significative (a.) Having signification or meaning; expressive of a meaning or purpose; significant.
Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To retract; to recant; as, to swallow one's opinions..
Acanthus :: Acanthus (n.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech..
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A fragment; a bit; a little piece.
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