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Cant :: Cant (v. t.) To cut off an angle from, as from a square piece of timber, or from the head of a bolt..

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

Mercantile :: Mercantile (a.) Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants; having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of commodities; commercial..

Jargon :: "Jargon (n.) Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish; hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang..

Canter :: Canter (n.) One who cants or whines; a beggar.

White Friar :: White friar () A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order, so called from the white cloaks worn by the order. See Carmelite..

Cantonal :: Cantonal (a.) Of or pertaining to a canton or cantons; of the nature of a canton.

Charm :: Charm (n.) To subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to affect by magic..

Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.

Cantalever :: Cantalever (n.) A projecting beam, truss, or bridge unsupported at the outer end; one which overhangs..

Chant :: Chant (v. t.) Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.

Decantation :: Decantation (n.) The act of pouring off a clear liquor gently from its lees or sediment, or from one vessel into another..

Intersecant :: Intersecant (a.) Dividing into parts; crossing; intersecting.

Paraffine :: Paraffine (n.) A white waxy substance, resembling spermaceti, tasteless and odorless, and obtained from coal tar, wood tar, petroleum, etc., by distillation. It is used as an illuminant and lubricant. It is very inert, not being acted upon by most of the strong chemical reagents. It was formerly regarded as a definite compound, but is now known to be a complex mixture of several higher hydrocarbons of the methane or marsh-gas series; hence, by extension, any substance, whether solid, liquid, or

Canticle :: Canticle (n.) A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service..

Communicant :: Communicant (n.) One who communicates.

Option :: Option (n.) A right formerly belonging to an archbishop to select any one dignity or benefice in the gift of a suffragan bishop consecrated or confirmed by him, for bestowal by himself when next vacant; -- annulled by Parliament in 1845..

Cantred :: Cantred (n.) Alt. of Cantre.

Beckon :: Beckon (v. t.) To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand..

Snot :: Snot (n.) A mean, insignificant fellow..

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