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CanticleCanticle Can"ti*cle, n.; pl. Canticles. [L. canticulum a
little song, dim. of canticum song, fr. cantus a singing, fr.
coner to sing. See Chant.]
1. A song; esp. a little song or hymn. [Obs.] --Bacon.
2. pl. The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books
of the Old Testament.
3. A canto or division of a poem [Obs.] --Spenser.
4. A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for
chanting in church service. CanticlesCanticle Can"ti*cle, n.; pl. Canticles. [L. canticulum a
little song, dim. of canticum song, fr. cantus a singing, fr.
coner to sing. See Chant.]
1. A song; esp. a little song or hymn. [Obs.] --Bacon.
2. pl. The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books
of the Old Testament.
3. A canto or division of a poem [Obs.] --Spenser.
4. A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for
chanting in church service. Canticoy
Canticoy Can"ti*coy, n. [Of American Indian origin.]
A social gathering; usually, one for dancing.
CantileCantile Can"tile, v. i.
Same as Cantle, v. t. cantileCantle Can"tle, v. t.
To cut in pieces; to cut out from. [Obs.] [Written also
cantile.] cantilenaCantabile Can*ta"bi*le, n. (Mus.)
A piece or passage, whether vocal or instrumental, peculiarly
adapted to singing; -- sometimes called cantilena. CantilenaCantilena Can`ti*le"na, n. [It. & L.] (Mus.)
See Cantabile. cantileverCantalever Can"ta*lev`er, n. [Cant an external angle + lever a
supporter of the roof timber of a house.] [Written also
cantaliver and cantilever.]
1. (Arch.) A bracket to support a balcony, a cornice, or the
like.
2. (Engin.) A projecting beam, truss, or bridge unsupported
at the outer end; one which overhangs.
Cantalever bridge, a bridge in which the principle of the
cantalever is applied. It is usually a trussed bridge,
composed of two portions reaching out from opposite banks,
and supported near the middle of their own length on piers
which they overhang, thus forming cantalevers which meet
over the space to be spanned or sustain a third portion,
to complete the connection. CantileverCantilever Can"ti*lev`er, n.
Same as Cantalever. CantillateCantillate Can"til*late, v. i. [L. cantillatus, p. p. of
cantillare to sing low, dim. of cantare. See Cantata.]
To chant; to recite with musical tones. --M. Stuart. Cantillation
Cantillation Can`til*la"tion, n.
A chanting; recitation or reading with musical modulations.
CantineCantine Can*tine", n.
See Canteen. CantingCant Cant, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Canted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Canting.]
1. To incline; to set at an angle; to tilt over; to tip upon
the edge; as, to cant a cask; to cant a ship.
2. To give a sudden turn or new direction to; as, to cant
round a stick of timber; to cant a football.
3. To cut off an angle from, as from a square piece of
timber, or from the head of a bolt. CantingCanting Cant"ing, a.
Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or
religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting
rogue; a canting tone. -- Cant"ing*ly, adv. --
Cant"ing*ness, n.
Canting arms, Canting heraldry (Her.), bearings in the
nature of a rebus alluding to the name of the bearer.
Thus, the Castletons bear three castles, and Pope Adrian
IV. (Nicholas Breakspeare) bore a broken spear. Canting
Canting Cant"ing, n.
The use of cant; hypocrisy.
Canting armsCanting Cant"ing, a.
Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or
religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting
rogue; a canting tone. -- Cant"ing*ly, adv. --
Cant"ing*ness, n.
Canting arms, Canting heraldry (Her.), bearings in the
nature of a rebus alluding to the name of the bearer.
Thus, the Castletons bear three castles, and Pope Adrian
IV. (Nicholas Breakspeare) bore a broken spear. Canting heraldryCanting Cant"ing, a.
Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or
religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting
rogue; a canting tone. -- Cant"ing*ly, adv. --
Cant"ing*ness, n.
Canting arms, Canting heraldry (Her.), bearings in the
nature of a rebus alluding to the name of the bearer.
Thus, the Castletons bear three castles, and Pope Adrian
IV. (Nicholas Breakspeare) bore a broken spear. CantinglyCanting Cant"ing, a.
Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or
religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting
rogue; a canting tone. -- Cant"ing*ly, adv. --
Cant"ing*ness, n.
Canting arms, Canting heraldry (Her.), bearings in the
nature of a rebus alluding to the name of the bearer.
Thus, the Castletons bear three castles, and Pope Adrian
IV. (Nicholas Breakspeare) bore a broken spear. CantingnessCanting Cant"ing, a.
Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or
religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting
rogue; a canting tone. -- Cant"ing*ly, adv. --
Cant"ing*ness, n.
Canting arms, Canting heraldry (Her.), bearings in the
nature of a rebus alluding to the name of the bearer.
Thus, the Castletons bear three castles, and Pope Adrian
IV. (Nicholas Breakspeare) bore a broken spear. Cantion
Cantion Can"tion, n. [L. cantio, from canere to sing.]
A song or verses. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Cincloramphus cantillansSkylark Sky"lark`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the
common species (Alauda arvensis) found in Europe and in
some parts of Asia, and celebrated for its melodious song; --
called also sky laverock. See under Lark.
Note: The Australian skylark (Cincloramphus cantillans) is
a pipit which has the habit of ascending
perpendicularly like a skylark, but it lacks the song
of a true lark. The Missouri skylark is a pipit
(Anthus Spraguei) of the Western United States,
resembling the skylark in habit and song. DescantingDescant Des*cant" (d[e^]s*k[a^]nt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Descanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Descanting.] [From descant;
n.; or directly fr. OF. descanter, deschanter; L. dis- +
cantare to sing.]
1. To sing a variation or accomplishment.
2. To comment freely; to discourse with fullness and
particularity; to discourse at large.
A virtuous man should be pleased to find people
descanting on his actions. --Addison. Incanting
Incanting In*cant"ing, a.
Enchanting. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
MercantileMercantile Mer"can*tile (?; 277), a. [F. mercantile, It.
mercantile, fr. L. mercans, -antis, p. pr. of mercari to
traffic. See Merchant.]
Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants;
having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of
commodities; commercial.
The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile,
partly military. --Arbuthnot.
Mercantile agency, an agency for procuring information of
the standing and credit of merchants in different parts of
the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them.
Mercantile marine, the persons and vessels employed in
commerce, taken collectively.
Mercantile paper, the notes or acceptances given by
merchants for goods bought, or received on consignment;
drafts on merchants for goods sold or consigned.
--McElrath.
Syn: Mercantile, Commercial.
Usage: Commercial is the wider term, being sometimes used to
embrace mercantile. In their stricter use, commercial
relates to the shipping, freighting, forwarding, and
other business connected with the commerce of a
country (whether external or internal), that is, the
exchange of commodities; while mercantile applies to
the sale of merchandise and goods when brought to
market. As the two employments are to some extent
intermingled, the two words are often interchanged. Mercantile agencyMercantile Mer"can*tile (?; 277), a. [F. mercantile, It.
mercantile, fr. L. mercans, -antis, p. pr. of mercari to
traffic. See Merchant.]
Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants;
having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of
commodities; commercial.
The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile,
partly military. --Arbuthnot.
Mercantile agency, an agency for procuring information of
the standing and credit of merchants in different parts of
the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them.
Mercantile marine, the persons and vessels employed in
commerce, taken collectively.
Mercantile paper, the notes or acceptances given by
merchants for goods bought, or received on consignment;
drafts on merchants for goods sold or consigned.
--McElrath.
Syn: Mercantile, Commercial.
Usage: Commercial is the wider term, being sometimes used to
embrace mercantile. In their stricter use, commercial
relates to the shipping, freighting, forwarding, and
other business connected with the commerce of a
country (whether external or internal), that is, the
exchange of commodities; while mercantile applies to
the sale of merchandise and goods when brought to
market. As the two employments are to some extent
intermingled, the two words are often interchanged. Mercantile marineMercantile Mer"can*tile (?; 277), a. [F. mercantile, It.
mercantile, fr. L. mercans, -antis, p. pr. of mercari to
traffic. See Merchant.]
Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants;
having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of
commodities; commercial.
The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile,
partly military. --Arbuthnot.
Mercantile agency, an agency for procuring information of
the standing and credit of merchants in different parts of
the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them.
Mercantile marine, the persons and vessels employed in
commerce, taken collectively.
Mercantile paper, the notes or acceptances given by
merchants for goods bought, or received on consignment;
drafts on merchants for goods sold or consigned.
--McElrath.
Syn: Mercantile, Commercial.
Usage: Commercial is the wider term, being sometimes used to
embrace mercantile. In their stricter use, commercial
relates to the shipping, freighting, forwarding, and
other business connected with the commerce of a
country (whether external or internal), that is, the
exchange of commodities; while mercantile applies to
the sale of merchandise and goods when brought to
market. As the two employments are to some extent
intermingled, the two words are often interchanged. Mercantile paperMercantile Mer"can*tile (?; 277), a. [F. mercantile, It.
mercantile, fr. L. mercans, -antis, p. pr. of mercari to
traffic. See Merchant.]
Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants;
having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of
commodities; commercial.
The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile,
partly military. --Arbuthnot.
Mercantile agency, an agency for procuring information of
the standing and credit of merchants in different parts of
the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them.
Mercantile marine, the persons and vessels employed in
commerce, taken collectively.
Mercantile paper, the notes or acceptances given by
merchants for goods bought, or received on consignment;
drafts on merchants for goods sold or consigned.
--McElrath.
Syn: Mercantile, Commercial.
Usage: Commercial is the wider term, being sometimes used to
embrace mercantile. In their stricter use, commercial
relates to the shipping, freighting, forwarding, and
other business connected with the commerce of a
country (whether external or internal), that is, the
exchange of commodities; while mercantile applies to
the sale of merchandise and goods when brought to
market. As the two employments are to some extent
intermingled, the two words are often interchanged. RecantingRecant Re*cant", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recanted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Recanting.] [L. recantare, recantatum, to recall,
recant; pref. re- re- + cantare to sing, to sound. See 3d
Cant, Chant.]
To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly (opinions
formerly expressed); to contradict, as a former declaration;
to take back openly; to retract; to recall.
How soon . . . ease would recant Vows made in pain, as
violent and void! --Milton.
Syn: To retract; recall; revoke; abjure; disown; disavow. See
Renounce. ScantierScanty Scant"y, a. [Compar. Scantier; superl. Scantiest.]
[From Scant, a.]
1. Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.
His dominions were very narrow and scanty. --Locke.
Now scantier limits the proud arch confine. --Pope.
2. Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a
scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread.
3. Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.
In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too
scanty of words. --I. Watts.
Syn: Scant; narrow; small; poor; deficient; meager; scarce;
chary; sparing; parsimonious; penurious; niggardly;
grudging. ScantiestScanty Scant"y, a. [Compar. Scantier; superl. Scantiest.]
[From Scant, a.]
1. Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.
His dominions were very narrow and scanty. --Locke.
Now scantier limits the proud arch confine. --Pope.
2. Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a
scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread.
3. Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.
In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too
scanty of words. --I. Watts.
Syn: Scant; narrow; small; poor; deficient; meager; scarce;
chary; sparing; parsimonious; penurious; niggardly;
grudging.
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Canti may
refer to:
Canti (poetry collection), an 1835
collection of
poems by
Giacomo Leopardi Canti (surname)...
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Quattro Canti,
officially known as
Piazza Vigliena, is a
Baroque square in Palermo,
region of Sicily, Italy; it is
considered the
center of the historic...
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October 2005.
Archived from the
original on 19 July 2011.
Retrieved 29
December 2010.
Canti Lau at hkmdb.com
Canti Lau at chinesemov.com v t e...
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Canti is a surname.
Notable people with the name include: Aldo
Canti (born 1961),
Olympic sprinter Alfonso Canti (1920–1996),
Italian weightlifter Claudio...
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Catania (/kəˈtɑːniə/, also UK: /-ˈteɪn-/, US: /-ˈtæn-/,
Sicilian and Italian: [kaˈtaːnja] ) is the second-largest muni****lity in Sicily,
after Palermo...
- Aldo
Canti,
often credited as Nick
Jordan (1941-1990), was an
Italian actor and stuntman. Born Aldo
Canti in Italy, Nick
Jordan was a
stuntman and character...
- The
plural of this
Latin term is
cantus firmi,
although the
corrupt form
canti firmi (resulting from the
grammatically incorrect treatment of
cantus as...
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Canti is a
collection of
poems by
Giacomo Leopardi written in 1835. The
Canti is
generally considered one of the most
significant works of
Italian poetry...
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Canti del Sole (Songs of the Sun) is a song
cycle written by the British-American
composer Bernard Rands. The
music exists in two arrangements: one for...
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Canti (21 July 1920 – 4 June 1996) was an
Italian weightlifter. He
competed in the men's
lightweight event at the 1952
Summer Olympics.
Alfonso Canti...
