Definition of cant

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Cant (n.) The idioms and peculiarities of speech in any sect, class, or occupation..

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Acanthus :: Acanthus (n.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech..
Canty :: Canty (a.) Cheerful; sprightly; lively; merry.
Disengaged :: Disengaged (a.) Not engaged; free from engagement; at leisure; free from occupation or care; vacant.
Mandate :: Mandate (n.) A rescript of the pope, commanding an ordinary collator to put the person therein named in possession of the first vacant benefice in his collation..
Pace :: Pace (n.) Manner of stepping or moving; gait; walk; as, the walk, trot, canter, gallop, and amble are paces of the horse; a swaggering pace; a quick pace..
Predicant :: Predicant (a.) Predicating; affirming; declaring; proclaiming; hence; preaching.
Canthus :: Canthus (n.) The corner where the upper and under eyelids meet on each side of the eye.
Vacant :: Vacant (a.) Not filled or occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer; as, a vacant throne; a vacant parish..
Supplicate :: Supplicate (v. t.) To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant; as, to supplicate the Deity..
Homacanth :: Homacanth (a.) Having the dorsal fin spines symmetrical, and in the same line; -- said of certain fishes..
Interlude :: Interlude (n.) A short piece of instrumental music played between the parts of a song or cantata, or the acts of a drama; especially, in church music, a short passage played by the organist between the stanzas of a hymn, or in German chorals after each line..
Scanty :: Scanty (a.) Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.
Chant :: Chant (v. t.) Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.
Acanthopterous :: Acanthopterous (a.) Acanthopterygious.
Decantation :: Decantation (n.) The act of pouring off a clear liquor gently from its lees or sediment, or from one vessel into another..
Voodoo :: Voodoo (a.) Of or pertaining to voodooism, or a voodoo; as, voodoo incantations..
Passus :: Passus (n.) A division or part; a canto; as, the passus of Piers Plowman. See 2d Fit..
Void :: Void (a.) Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.
Sacrificant :: Sacrificant (n.) One who offers a sacrifice.
Incantation :: Incantation (n.) The act or process of using formulas sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or affecting other magical results; enchantment..
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