Canton crape: Definition and part of speech

Canton crape

  1. 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.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Cantonment: Definition and part of speech

Cantonment

  1. 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.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.