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Canto: Definition and part of speech

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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.

Canton: Definition and part of speech

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Canton

  1. n. A division of a shield occupying one third part of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top of the shield, meeting a horizontal line from the side.
  2. n. A song or canto
  3. n. A small portion; a division; a compartment.
  4. n. A small community or clan.
  5. 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.

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.

Cantoned: Definition and part of speech

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Cantoned

  1. imp. & p. p. of Canton
  2. a. Having a charge in each of the four corners; — said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield itself.

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.

Canticle: Definition and part of speech

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Canticle

  1. n. A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service.
  2. n. A song; esp. a little song or hymn.
  3. n. The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament.
  4. n. A canto or division of a poem

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.