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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Possessioner :: Possessioner (n.) An invidious name for a member of any religious community endowed with property in lands, buildings, etc., as contrasted with mendicant friars..
Dole :: Dole (n.) That which is dealt out; a part, share, or portion also, a scanty share or allowance..
Acanth :: Acanth (n.) Same as Acanthus.
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse..
Use :: Use (v. t.) The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese; as, the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the Hereford use; the York use; the Roman use; etc..
Diastema :: Diastema (n.) A vacant space, or gap, esp. between teeth in a jaw..
Claudicant :: Claudicant (a.) Limping.
Canted :: Canted (a.) Inclined at an angle to something else; tipped; sloping.
Low-thoughted :: Low-thoughted (a.) Having one's thoughts directed toward mean or insignificant subjects.
Candicant :: Candicant (a.) Growing white.
Unguent :: Unguent (n.) A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an ointment..
Sough :: Sough (v. i.) A cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in preaching or praying..
Lycanthropy :: Lycanthropy (n.) The supposed act of turning one's self or another person into a wolf.
Carmelite :: Carmelite (n.) A friar of a mendicant order (the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel) established on Mount Carmel, in Syria, in the twelfth century; a White Friar..
Myriacanthous :: Myriacanthous (a.) Having numerous spines, as certain fishes..
Peccant :: Peccant (a.) Sinning; guilty of transgression; criminal; as, peccant angels..
Fractional :: Fractional (a.) Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fractional part of the population..
Scomber :: Scomber (n.) A genus of acanthopterygious fishes which includes the common mackerel.
Lamb :: Lamb (n.) A simple, unsophisticated person; in the cant of the Stock Exchange, one who ignorantly speculates and is victimized..
Notching :: Notching (n.) A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions..
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