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canton
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canton,kanton n: Zdeněk Brož
Canton
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Canton \Can"ton\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cantoned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Cantoning.] [Cf. F.cantonner.]
1. To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or
separate, as a distinct portion or division.
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They canton out themselves a little Goshen in the
intellectual world. --Locke.
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2. (Mil.) To allot separate quarters to, as to different
parts or divisions of an army or body of troops.
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Canton
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Canton \Can"ton\, n.
A song or canto [Obs.]
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Write loyal cantons of contemned love. --Shak.
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Canton
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Canton \Can"ton\, n. [F. canton, augm. of OF. cant edge, corner.
See 1st Cant.]
1. A small portion; a division; a compartment.
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That little canton of land called the "English pale"
--Davies.
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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.
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2. A small community or clan.
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3. A small territorial district; esp. one of the twenty-two
independent states which form the Swiss federal republic;
in France, a subdivision of an arrondissement. See
Arrondissement.
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4. (Her.) A division of a shield occupying one third part of
the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a
perpendicular line from the top of the shield, meeting a
horizontal line from the side.
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The king gave us the arms of England to be borne in
a canton in our arms. --Evelyn.
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canton
(wn)
Canton
n 1: a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the
capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
[syn: Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow, Canton]
2: a small administrative division of a country
v 1: provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: quarter,
billet, canton]
2: divide into cantons, of a country
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cantonal
(encz)
cantonal,kantonální adj: Zdeněk Brož
cantonese
(encz)
Cantonese,Kantonské nářečí Zdeněk BrožCantonese,Kantonský adj: Zdeněk Brož
cantonment
(encz)
cantonment,kantonování n: Zdeněk Brož
cantons
(encz)
cantons,kantony n: pl. Zdeněk Brož
Canton
(gcide)
Canton \Can"ton\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cantoned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Cantoning.] [Cf. F.cantonner.]
1. To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or
separate, as a distinct portion or division.
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They canton out themselves a little Goshen in the
intellectual world. --Locke.
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2. (Mil.) To allot separate quarters to, as to different
parts or divisions of an army or body of troops.
[1913 Webster]Canton \Can"ton\, n.
A song or canto [Obs.]
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Write loyal cantons of contemned love. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Canton \Can"ton\, n. [F. canton, augm. of OF. cant edge, corner.
See 1st Cant.]
1. A small portion; a division; a compartment.
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That little canton of land called the "English pale"
--Davies.
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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.
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2. A small community or clan.
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3. A small territorial district; esp. one of the twenty-two
independent states which form the Swiss federal republic;
in France, a subdivision of an arrondissement. See
Arrondissement.
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4. (Her.) A division of a shield occupying one third part of
the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a
perpendicular line from the top of the shield, meeting a
horizontal line from the side.
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The king gave us the arms of England to be borne in
a canton in our arms. --Evelyn.
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Canton crape
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Canton crape \Can"ton crape"\ (kr[=a]p").
A soft, white or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and
wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet
trimmings, etc.; -- called also Oriental crape. --De
Colange.
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Canton flannel
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Flannel \Flan"nel\ (fl[a^]n"n[e^]l), n. [F. flanelle, cf. OF.
flaine a pillowcase, a mattress (?); fr. W. gwlanen flannel,
fr. gwlan wool; prob. akin to E. wool. Cf. Wool.]
1. A soft, nappy, woolen cloth, of loose texture. --Shak.
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2. a cotton fabric with a thick nap on one side, resembling
flannel[1]; it is used, e. g. for underwear or sheets;
also called flanellette.
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3. pl. garments made of flannel, especially underwear.
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4. a washcloth. [Brit.]
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5. humbug; nonsensical or evasive talk. [Brit. informal]
[PJC]

6. insincere flattery or praise. [Brit. informal]
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Adam's flannel. (Bot.) See under Adam.

Canton flannel, Cotton flannel. See Cotton flannel,
under Cotton.
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cotton plant and its wool, coton printed cotton, cloth, fr.
Ar. qutun, alqutun, cotton wool. Cf. Acton, Hacqueton.]
1. A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting
of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds
of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber
sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two
thirds of an inch to an inch and a half.
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2. The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below.
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3. Cloth made of cotton.
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Note: Cotton is used as an adjective before many nouns in a
sense which commonly needs no explanation; as, cotton
bagging; cotton cloth; cotton goods; cotton industry;
cotton mill; cotton spinning; cotton tick.
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Cotton cambric. See Cambric, n., 2.

Cotton flannel, the manufactures' name for a heavy cotton
fabric, twilled, and with a long plush nap. In England it
is called swan's-down cotton, or Canton flannel.

Cotton gin, a machine to separate the seeds from cotton,
invented by Eli Whitney.

Cotton grass (Bot.), a genus of plants (Eriphorum) of the
Sedge family, having delicate capillary bristles
surrounding the fruit (seedlike achenia), which elongate
at maturity and resemble tufts of cotton.

Cotton mouse (Zool.), a field mouse ({Hesperomys
gossypinus}), injurious to cotton crops.

Cotton plant (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gossypium, of
several species, all growing in warm climates, and bearing
the cotton of commerce. The common species, originally
Asiatic, is Gossypium herbaceum.

Cotton press, a building and machinery in which cotton
bales are compressed into smaller bulk for shipment; a
press for baling cotton.

Cotton rose (Bot.), a genus of composite herbs (Filago),
covered with a white substance resembling cotton.

Cotton scale (Zool.), a species of bark louse ({Pulvinaria
innumerabilis}), which does great damage to the cotton
plant.

Cotton shrub. Same as Cotton plant.

Cotton stainer (Zool.), a species of hemipterous insect
(Dysdercus suturellus), which seriously damages growing
cotton by staining it; -- called also redbug.

Cotton thistle (Bot.), the Scotch thistle. See under
Thistle.

Cotton velvet, velvet in which the warp and woof are both
of cotton, and the pile is of silk; also, velvet made
wholly of cotton.

Cotton waste, the refuse of cotton mills.

Cotton wool, cotton in its raw or woolly state.

Cotton worm (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect ({Aletia
argillacea}), which in the larval state does great damage
to the cotton plant by eating the leaves. It also feeds on
corn, etc., and hence is often called corn worm, and
Southern army worm.
[1913 Webster]Canton flannel \Can"ton flan"nel\
See Cotton flannel.
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Canton matting
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India \In"di*a\, n. [See Indian.]
A country in Southern Asia; the two peninsulas of Hither and
Farther India; in a restricted sense, Hither India, or
Hindostan.
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India ink, a nearly black pigment brought chiefly from
China, used for water colors. It is in rolls, or in
square, and consists of lampblack or ivory black and
animal glue. Called also China ink. The true India ink
is sepia. See Sepia.

India matting, floor matting made in China, India, etc.,
from grass and reeds; -- also called Canton matting or
China matting.

India paper, a variety of Chinese paper, of smooth but not
glossy surface, used for printing from engravings,
woodcuts, etc.

India proof (Engraving), a proof impression from an
engraved plate, taken on India paper.

India rubber. See Caoutchouc.

India-rubber tree (Bot.), any tree yielding caoutchouc, but
especially the East Indian Ficus elastica, often
cultivated for its large, shining, elliptical leaves.
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Cantonal
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Cantonal \Can"ton*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to a canton or cantons; of the nature of a
canton.
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Cantoned
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Cantoned \Can"toned\, a.
1. (Her.) Having a charge in each of the four corners; --
said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield
itself.
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2. (Arch.) Having the angles marked by, or decorated with,
projecting moldings or small columns; as, a cantoned pier
or pilaster.
[1913 Webster]Canton \Can"ton\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cantoned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Cantoning.] [Cf. F.cantonner.]
1. To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or
separate, as a distinct portion or division.
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They canton out themselves a little Goshen in the
intellectual world. --Locke.
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2. (Mil.) To allot separate quarters to, as to different
parts or divisions of an army or body of troops.
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Cantoning
(gcide)
Canton \Can"ton\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cantoned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Cantoning.] [Cf. F.cantonner.]
1. To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or
separate, as a distinct portion or division.
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They canton out themselves a little Goshen in the
intellectual world. --Locke.
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2. (Mil.) To allot separate quarters to, as to different
parts or divisions of an army or body of troops.
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Cantonize
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Cantonize \Can"ton*ize\, v. i.
To divide into cantons or small districts.
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Cantonment
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Cantonment \Can"ton*ment\, n. [Cf. F. cantonnement.]
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.
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Note: When troops are sheltered in huts or quartered in the
houses of the people during any suspension of
hostilities, they are said to be in cantonment, or to
be cantoned. In India, permanent military stations, or
military towns, are termed cantonments.
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Incanton
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Incanton \In*can"ton\, v. t.
To unite to, or form into, a canton or separate community.
--Addison.
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canton crepe
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Canton crepe
n 1: a soft thick crinkled dress crepe; heavier than crepe de
Chine
canton flannel
(wn)
Canton flannel
n 1: a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side [syn:
cotton flannel, Canton flannel]
canton ginger
(wn)
Canton ginger
n 1: tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent
root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger [syn:
common ginger, Canton ginger, stem ginger, {Zingiber
officinale}]
canton river
(wn)
Canton River
n 1: a river in southeast China that flows into the South China
Sea [syn: Zhu Jiang, Canton River, Chu Kiang, {Pearl
River}]
cantonal
(wn)
cantonal
adj 1: of or relating to a canton
cantonese
(wn)
Cantonese
n 1: the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring
provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China
[syn: Yue, Yue dialect, Cantonese, {Cantonese
dialect}]
cantonese dialect
(wn)
Cantonese dialect
n 1: the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring
provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China
[syn: Yue, Yue dialect, Cantonese, {Cantonese
dialect}]
cantonment
(wn)
cantonment
n 1: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for
soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were
grumbling" [syn: camp, encampment, cantonment,
bivouac]
swiss canton
(wn)
Swiss canton
n 1: one of the cantons of Switzerland

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