Part 1602

<hw>Cant</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. from OF. <ets>cant</ets>, equiv. to L. <ets>quantum</ets>; cf. F. <ets>encan</ets>, fr. L. <ets>in quantum</ets>, i.e. "for how much?"]</ety> <def>A all for bidders at a public sale; an auction.</def> "To sell their leases by <i>cant</i>."

<i>Swift.</i>

<h1>Cant</h1> <Xpage=211>

<hw>Cant</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>to sell by auction, or bid a price at a sale by auction.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<i>Swift.</i>

<h1>Can't</h1> <Xpage=211>

<hw>Can't</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>A colloquial contraction for <i>can not</i>.</def>

<h1>Cantab</h1> <Xpage=211>

<hw>Can"tab</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Abbreviated from <ets>Cantabrigian</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Cantabrigian.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<i>Sir W. Scott.</i>

<h1>Cantabile</h1> <Xpage=211>

<hw>Can*ta"bi*le</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[It., <ets>cantare</ets> to sing.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>In a melodious, flowing style; in a singing style, as opposed to <i>bravura</i>, <i>recitativo</i>, or <i>parlando</i>.</def>

<h1>Cantabile</h1> <Xpage=211>

<hw>Can*ta"bi*le</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A piece or pessage, whether vocal or instrumental, pecuilarly adapted to singing; -- sometimes called <i>cantilena</i>.</def>

<h1>Cantabrian</h1> <Xpage=211>

<hw>Can*ta"bri*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to Cantabria on the Bay of Biscay in Spain.</def>

<h1>Cantabrigian</h1> <Xpage=211>

<hw>Can`ta*brig"i*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A native or resident of Cambridge; esp. a student or graduate of the university of Cambridge, England.</def>

<h1>Cantalever</h1> <Xpage=211>

<hw>Can"ta*lev`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Can</ets> an extermal angle + <ets>lever</ets> a supported of the roof timber of a house.]</ety> <ety>[Written also <ets>cantaliver</ets> and <ets>cantilever</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A bracket to support a balcony, a cornice, or the like.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <def>A projecting beam, truss, or bridge unsupported at the outer end; one which overhangs.</def>

<cs><col>Cantalever bridge</col>, <cd>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.</cd></cs>

<h1>Cantaloupe</h1> <Xpage=211>

<hw>Can"ta*loupe</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>cantaloup</ets>, It. <ets>cantalupo</ets>, so called from the caste of <ets>Cantalupo</ets>, in the Marca d'Ancona, in Italy, where they were first grown in Europe, from seed said to have been imported from Armenia.]</ety> <def>A muskmelon of several varieties, having when mature, a yellowish skin, and flesh of a reddish orange color.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>cantaleup</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Cantankerous</h1> <Xpage=211>

<hw>Can*tan"ker*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Can*tan"ker*ous*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Can*tan"ker*ous*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<blockquote>The <b>cantankerous</b> old maiden aunt. <i>Theckeray.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Cantar, Cantarro</h1> <Xpage=211>