Definition of canto

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Canto (n.) The highest vocal part; the air or melody in choral music; anciently the tenor, now the soprano..

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Canto :: Canto (n.) One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
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..
Canton :: Canton (n.) A small portion; a division; a compartment.
Cantoned :: Cantoned (a.) Having the angles marked by, or decorated with, projecting moldings or small columns; as, a cantoned pier or pilaster..
Banneret :: Banneret (n.) A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.
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..
Cantor :: Cantor (n.) A singer; esp. the leader of a church choir; a precentor.
Canton :: Canton (n.) A small community or clan.
Canticle :: Canticle (n.) A canto or division of a poe.
Cantoon :: Cantoon (n.) A cotton stuff showing a fine cord on one side and a satiny surface on the other.
Canton :: Canton (n.) A song or cant.
Passus :: Passus (n.) A division or part; a canto; as, the passus of Piers Plowman. See 2d Fit..
Sail :: Sail (n.) To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton..
Descant :: Descant (v. i.) The canto, cantus, or soprano voice; the treble..
Canton Flannel :: Canton flannel () See Cotton flannel.
Cantos :: Cantos (pl. ) of Cant.
Hoppo :: Hoppo (n.) A collector of customs, as at Canton; an overseer of commerce..
Duan :: Duan (n.) A division of a poem corresponding to a canto; a poem or song.
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..
Cantonal :: Cantonal (a.) Of or pertaining to a canton or cantons; of the nature of a canton.
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