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A carving in relief, esp. one on a small scale used as a jewel for personal adornment, or like.

A small mine, sometimes formed in the wall or side of an enemy's gallery, to blow in the earth and cut off the retreat of the miners. Farrow.

parts of England. Halliwell. Camp bedstead, a light bedstead that can be folded up onto a small space for easy transportation. -- camp ceiling (Arch.), a kind ceiling often used in attics or garrets, in which the side walls are inclined inward at the top, following the slope of the rafters, to meet the plane surface o…

A small cañon; a narrow valley or glen; also, but less frequently, an open valley. [Local, Western U. S.]

A small singing bird of the Finch family (Serinus Canarius), a native of the Canary Islands. It was brought to Europe in the 16th century, and made a household pet. It generally has a yellowish body with the wings and tail greenish, but in its wild state it is more frequently of gray or brown color. It is sometimes cal…

An East Indian resin, of a pellucid white color, from which small ornaments and toys are sometimes made.

e. -- Sale by inch of candle, an auction in which persons are allowed to bid only till a small piece of candle burns out. -- Standard candle (Photom.), a special form of candle employed as a standard in photometric measurements; usually, a candle of spermaceti so constructed as to burn at the rate of 120 grains, or 7…

A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.

to the southeast of Orion, containing Sirius or the Dog Star. -- Canis minor Etym: [L., smaller dog], a constellation to the east of Orion, containing Procyon, a star of the first magnitude.

A small basket of rushes, or wilow twigs, etc.

groove in any cylinder; specif., a groove around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling. Also, a groove around the base of a cartridge, where the extractor takes hold. --Can"ne*lured (#),…

A small can or drinking vessel.

A small tube of metal, wood, or India rubber, used for various purposes, esp. for injecting or withdrawing fluids. It is usually associated with a trocar. [Written also canula.]

goes alone upon long excursions, including portage. It it propelled by a paddle, or by a small sail attached to a temporary mast.

A small portion; a division; a compartment. That little canton of land called the "English pale" Davies. There is another piece of Holbein's, . . . in which, in six several cantons, the several parts of our Savior's passion are represented. Bp. Burnet.

Having 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 small or medium-sized hardy horse, common in Canada. [Colloq.]

A small cañon.

A small traveling case or bandbox; formerly, a chest. A capcase for your linen and your plate. Beau. & Fl.