Part 1605

<hw>Can"thus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Canthi</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The corner where the upper and under eyelids meet on each side of the eye.</def>

<h1>Canticle</h1> <Xpage=212>

<hw>Can"ti*cle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Canticles</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>canticulum</ets> a little song, dim. of <ets>canticum</ets> song, fr. <ets>cantus</ets> a singing, fr. <ets>coner</ets> to sing. See <er>Chant</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A song; esp. a little song or hymn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <pluf>pl</pluf>. <def>The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A canto or division of a poem</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service.</def>

<h1>Canticoy</h1> <Xpage=212>

<hw>Can"ti*coy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Of American Indian origin.]</ety> <def>A social gathering; usually, one for dancing.</def>

<h1>Cantile</h1> <Xpage=212>

<hw>Can"tile</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Cantle</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt></def>

<h1>Cantilena</h1> <Xpage=212>

<hw>Can`ti*le"na</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It. & L.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>See <er>Cantabile</er>.</def>

<h1>Cantilever</h1> <Xpage=212>

<hw>Can"ti*lev`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Cantalever</er>.</def>

<h1>Cantillate</h1> <Xpage=212>

<hw>Can"til*late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cantillatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>cantillare</ets> to sing low, dim. of <ets>cantare</ets>. See <er>Cantata</er>.]</ety> <def>To chant; to recite with musical tones.</def>

<i>M. Stuart.</i>

<h1>Cantillation</h1> <Xpage=212>

<hw>Can`til*la"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A chanting; recitation or reading with musical modulations.</def>

<h1>Cantine</h1> <Xpage=212>

<hw>Can*tine"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Canteen</er>.</def>

<h1>Canting</h1> <Xpage=212>

<hw>Cant"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; <as>as, a <ex>canting</ex> rogue; a <ex>canting</ex> tone.</as></def>

- <wordforms><wf>Cant"ing*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Cant"ing*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<cs><mcol><col>Canting arms</col>, <col>Canting heraldry</col></mcol> <fld>(Her.)</fld>, <cd>bearings in the nature of a rebus alluding to the name of the bearer. Thus, the <i>Castletons<i> bear three castles, and Pope Adrian IV. (Nicholas Breakspeare) bore a broken spear.</cd></cs>

<h1>Canting</h1> <Xpage=212>