Definition of canto

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Canto (n.) One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.

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Cumshaw :: Cumshaw (n.) A present or bonus; -- originally applied to that paid on ships which entered the port of Canton.
Fit :: Fit (n.) In Old English, a song; a strain; a canto or portion of a ballad; a passus..
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..
Senate :: Senate (n.) The upper and less numerous branch of a legislature in various countries, as in France, in the United States, in most of the separate States of the United States, and in some Swiss cantons..
Decani :: Decani (a.) Used of the side of the choir on which the dean's stall is placed; decanal; -- correlative to cantoris; as, the decanal, or decani, side..
Hoppo :: Hoppo (n.) A collector of customs, as at Canton; an overseer of commerce..
Banneret :: Banneret (n.) A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.
Cantonal :: Cantonal (a.) Of or pertaining to a canton or cantons; of the nature of a canton.
Canton :: Canton (v. i.) To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division..
Canticle :: Canticle (n.) A canto or division of a poe.
Cantor :: Cantor (n.) A singer; esp. the leader of a church choir; a precentor.
Canton :: Canton (n.) A small territorial district; esp. one of the twenty-two independent states which form the Swiss federal republic; in France, a subdivision of an arrondissement. See Arrondissement..
Landamman :: Landamman (n.) A chief magistrate in some of the Swiss cantons.
Canton :: Canton (n.) A small portion; a division; a compartment.
Cantoral :: Cantoral (a.) Of or belonging to a cantor.
Canto :: Canto (n.) One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
Cantoned :: Cantoned (a.) Having the angles marked by, or decorated with, projecting moldings or small columns; as, a cantoned pier or pilaster..
Avoyer :: Avoyer (n.) A chief magistrate of a free imperial city or canton of Switzerland.
Cantos :: Cantos (pl. ) of Cant.
Descant :: Descant (v. i.) The canto, cantus, or soprano voice; the treble..
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