n.;
‖Canto fermo ety>[ It. ] (Mus.),
n. [ F. canton, augm. of OF. cant edge, corner. See 1st Cant. ]
That little canton of land called the “English pale” Davies. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
The king gave us the arms of England to be borne in a canton in our arms. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
They canton out themselves a little Goshen in the intellectual world. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A song or canto [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Write loyal cantons of contemned love. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to a canton or cantons; of the nature of a canton. [ 1913 Webster ]
A soft, white or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet trimmings, etc.; -- called also
a.
See Cotton flannel. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To divide into cantons or small districts. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]