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rmer declaration; to take back openly; to retract; to recall. How soon . . . ease would recant Vows made in pain, as violent and void! Milton.

The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction. The poor man was imprisoned for this discovery, and forced to make a public recantation. Bp. Stillingfleet.

One who recants.

One who replies.

One who offers a sacrifice. [R.]

Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment. His sermon was scant, in all, a quarter of an hour. Ridley.

In a scanty manner; not fully; not plentifully; sparingly; parsimoniously. His mind was very scantily stored with materials. Macaulay.

Quality condition of being scanty.

To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down. [Obs.] All their pay Must your discretion scantle; keep it back. J. Webster.

A small pattern; a small quantity. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

Not plentiful; small; scanty. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

In a scant manner; not fully or sufficiently; narrowly; penuriously. Dryden.

The quality or condition of being scant; narrowness; smallness; insufficiency; scantiness. "Scantness of outward things." Barrow.

ing amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant. his dominions were very narrow and scanty. Locke. Now scantier limits the proud arch confine. Pope.

Cutting; divivding into two parts; as, a secant line.

ngl having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive or suggestive; as, a significant word or sound; a significant look. It was well said of Plotinus, that the stars were significant, but not efficient. Sir W. Raleigh.

In a significant manner.

Entreating; asking submissively. Shak. -- Sup"pli*cant*ly, adv.

A poisonous agent or drug, as opium; an intoxicant.

A genus including spiderwort and Wandering Jew.