Definition of canto

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

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Duan :: Duan (n.) A division of a poem corresponding to a canto; a poem or song.
Canton Flannel :: Canton flannel () See Cotton flannel.
Cantonment :: Cantonment (n.) A town or village, or part of a town or village, assigned to a body of troops for quarters; temporary shelter or place of rest for an army; quarters..
Cantoned :: Cantoned (a.) Having a charge in each of the four corners; -- said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield itself..
Canton :: Canton (n.) A small community or clan.
Bernese :: Bernese (a.) Pertaining to the city or canton of Bern, in Switzerland, or to its inhabitants..
Cantor :: Cantor (n.) A singer; esp. the leader of a church choir; a precentor.
Grisons :: Grisons (n. pl.) The largest and most eastern of the Swiss cantons.
Cumshaw :: Cumshaw (n.) A present or bonus; -- originally applied to that paid on ships which entered the port of Canton.
Cantoris :: Cantoris (a.) Of or pertaining to a cantor; as, the cantoris side of a choir; a cantoris stall..
Cantoned :: Cantoned (imp. & p. p.) of Canto.
Hong :: Hong (n.) A mercantile establishment or factory for foreign trade in China, as formerly at Canton; a succession of offices connected by a common passage and used for business or storage..
Canto :: Canto (n.) The highest vocal part; the air or melody in choral music; anciently the tenor, now the soprano..
Descant :: Descant (v. i.) The canto, cantus, or soprano voice; the treble..
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..
Canton :: Canton (n.) A small portion; a division; a compartment.
Passus :: Passus (n.) A division or part; a canto; as, the passus of Piers Plowman. See 2d Fit..
Cantoning :: Cantoning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Canto.
Motto :: Motto (n.) A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim..
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