Vocabulary : Cantillation to Canton crape

Cantillation : A chanting; recitation or reading with musical modulations.
Cantine : See Canteen.
Canting : of Cant ;; Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting rogue; a canting tone. ;; The use of cant; hypocrisy.
Cantiniere : A woman who carries a canteen for soldiers; a vivandiere.
Cantion : A song or verses.

Cantle : A corner or edge of anything; a piece; a fragment; a part. ;; The upwardly projecting rear part of saddle, opposite to the pommel. ;; To cut in pieces; to cut out from.
Cantlet : A piece; a fragment; a corner.
Canto : One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book. ;; The highest vocal part; the air or melody in choral music; anciently the tenor, now the soprano.
Canton : A song or canto ;; A small portion; a division; a compartment. ;; A small community or clan. ;; 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. ;; 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. ;; To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division. ;; To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops.
Canton crape : 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.

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