Cantle: Definition and part of speech

Cantle

  1. v. t. To cut in pieces; to cut out from.
  2. n. A corner or edge of anything; a piece; a fragment; a part.
  3. n. The upwardly projecting rear part of saddle, opposite to the pommel.

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.

Canto: Definition and part of speech

Canto

  1. n. The highest vocal part; the air or melody in choral music; anciently the tenor, now the soprano.
  2. n. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.

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.