Definition of cant

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Cant (v. i.) To make whining pretensions to goodness; to talk with an affectation of religion, philanthropy, etc.; to practice hypocrisy; as, a canting fanatic..

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Acanthopterygian :: Acanthopterygian (a.) Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch..
Local :: Local (n.) On newspaper cant, an item of news relating to the place where the paper is published..
Interregnum :: Interregnum (n.) The time during which a throne is vacant between the death or abdication of a sovereign and the accession of his successor.
Suitor :: Suitor (n.) One who sues, petitions, or entreats; a petitioner; an applicant..
Acanthopterygious :: Acanthopterygious (a.) Having fins in which the rays are hard and spinelike; spiny-finned.
Decanter :: Decanter (n.) A vessel used to decant liquors, or for receiving decanted liquors; a kind of glass bottle used for holding wine or other liquors, from which drinking glasses are filled..
Cantharis :: Cantharis (n.) A beetle (Lytta, / Cantharis, vesicatoria), havin1g an elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, and a nauseous odor; the blister fly or blister beetle, of the apothecary; -- also called Spanish fly. Many other species of Lytta, used for the same purpose, take the same name. See Blister beetle, under Blister. The plural form in usually applied to the dried insects used in medicine..
Pregnantly :: Pregnantly (adv.) In a pregnant manner; fruitfully; significantly.
Exsiccant :: Exsiccant (n.) An exsiccant medicine.
Supplicate :: Supplicate (v. t.) To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant; as, to supplicate the Deity..
Vesicant :: Vesicant (n.) A vesicatory.
Acantha :: Acantha (n.) The vertebral column; the spinous process of a vertebra.
Canter :: Canter (n.) One who cants or whines; a beggar.
Void :: Void (a.) Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.
Canton Crape :: Canton crape () A soft, white or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet trimmings, etc.; -- called also Oriental crape..
Vacantly :: Vacantly (adv.) In a vacant manner; inanely.
Canticles :: Canticles (pl. ) of Canticl.
Canticle :: Canticle (n.) A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service..
Intoxicant :: Intoxicant (n.) That which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent; as, alcohol, opium, and laughing gas are intoxicants..
Prayer :: Prayer (n.) One who prays; a supplicant.
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