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Of or pertaining to a canton or cantons; of the nature of a canton.

ving the angles marked by, or decorated with, projecting moldings or small columns; as, a cantoned pier or pilaster.

To divide into cantons or small districts.

A town or village, or part of a town or village, assigned to a body of troops for quarters; temporary shelter or place of rest for an army; quarters.

A cotton stuff showing a fine cord on one side and a satiny surface on the other.

A singer; esp. the leader of a church choir; a precentor. The cantor of the church intones the Te Deum. Milman.

Of or belonging to a cantor. Cantoral staff, the official staff or baton of a cantor or precentor, with which time is marked for the singers.

Of or pertaining to a cantor; as, the cantoris side of a choir; a cantoris stall. Shipley.

A charm; an incantation; a shell; a trick; adroit mischief. [Written also cantraip.] [Scot.]

A district comprising a hundred villages, as in Wales. [Written also kantry.]

Cheerful; sprightly; lively; merry. "The canty dame." Wordsworth [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] Contented with little, and canty with mair. Burns.

A Canadian. [Slang]

See Cannula, Cannular, and Cannulated.

of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc. By glimmering lanes and walls of canvas led. Tennyson.

A Species of duck (Aythya vallisneria), esteemed for the delicacy of its flesh. It visits the United States in autumn; particularly Chesapeake Bay and adjoining waters; -- so named from the markings of the plumage on its back.

To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its probable vote. I have made careful search on all hands, and canvassed the matter with all possible diligence. Woodward.

One who canvasses.

Of or pertaining to cane or canes; abounding with canes. Milton.

The English form of the Spanish word Cañon.

A song or air for one or more voices, of Provençal origin, resembling, though not strictly, the madrigal.