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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Counterpoint :: Counterpoint (n.) The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding of one or more parts to a given canto fermo or melod.
Inebriant :: Inebriant (n.) Anything that intoxicates, as opium, alcohol, etc.; an intoxicant..
Sea Language :: Sea language () The peculiar language or phraseology of seamen; sailor's cant.
Province :: Province (n.) A region under the supervision or direction of any special person; the district or division of a country, especially an ecclesiastical division, over which one has jurisdiction; as, the province of Canterbury, or that in which the archbishop of Canterbury exercises ecclesiastical authority..
Descanted :: Descanted (imp. & p. p.) of Descan.
Small :: Small (superl.) Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business..
Muskmelon :: Muskmelon (n.) The fruit of a cucubritaceous plant (Cicumis Melo), having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and cultivated in many varieties, the principal sorts being the cantaloupe, of oval form and yellowish flesh, and the smaller nutmeg melon with greenish flesh. See Illust. of Melon..
Discant :: Discant (n.) See Descant, n..
Supplicate :: Supplicate (v. t.) To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant; as, to supplicate the Deity..
Surmise :: Surmise (n.) A thought, imagination, or conjecture, which is based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, the surmisses of jealousy or of envy..
Pregnantly :: Pregnantly (adv.) In a pregnant manner; fruitfully; significantly.
Fit :: Fit (n.) In Old English, a song; a strain; a canto or portion of a ballad; a passus..
Cant :: Cant (n.) An outer or external angle.
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..
Scant :: Scant (adv.) In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
Cant :: Cant (v. i.) To speak in a whining voice, or an affected, singsong tone..
Broadleaf :: Broadleaf (n.) A tree (Terminalia latifolia) of Jamaica, the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called the almond tree, from the shape of its fruit..
Lubricant :: Lubricant (a.) Lubricating.
Vacant :: Vacant (a.) Not filled or occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer; as, a vacant throne; a vacant parish..
Cant :: Cant (n.) A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.
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