Antonomasia :: Antonomasia (n.) The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero..

Antonomastic :: Antonomastic (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia..

Antonomasy :: Antonomasy (n.) Antonomasia.

Antonym :: Antonym (n.) A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; -- used as a correlative of synonym.

Canton :: Canton (n.) A song or cant.

Canton :: Canton (n.) A small portion; a division; a compartment.

Canton :: Canton (n.) A small community or clan.

Canton :: Canton (n.) 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..

Canton :: Canton (n.) 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..

Canton :: Canton (v. i.) To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division..

Canton :: Canton (v. i.) To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops..

Canton Crape :: 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..

Canton Flannel :: Canton flannel () See Cotton flannel.

Cantonal :: Cantonal (a.) Of or pertaining to a canton or cantons; of the nature of a canton.

Cantoned :: Cantoned (imp. & p. p.) of Canto.

Cantoned :: Cantoned (a.) Having a charge in each of the four corners; -- said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield itself..

Cantoned :: Cantoned (a.) Having the angles marked by, or decorated with, projecting moldings or small columns; as, a cantoned pier or pilaster..

Cantoning :: Cantoning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Canto.

Cantonize :: Cantonize (v. i.) To divide into cantons or small districts.

Cantonment :: Cantonment (n.) 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..

Incanton :: Incanton (v. t.) To unite to, or form into, a canton or separate community..

Panton :: Panton (n.) A horseshoe to correct a narrow, hoofbound heel..

Santon :: Santon (n.) A Turkish saint; a kind of dervish, regarded by the people as a saint: also, a hermit..

Santonate :: Santonate (n.) A salt of santonic acid.

Santonic :: Santonic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid (distinct from santoninic acid) obtained from santonin as a white crystalline substance..

Santonin :: Santonin (n.) A white crystalline substance having a bitter taste, extracted from the buds of levant wormseed and used as an anthelmintic. It occassions a peculiar temporary color blindness, causing objects to appear as if seen through a yellow glass..

Santoninate :: Santoninate (n.) A salt of santoninic acid.

Santoninic :: Santoninic (a.) Of or pertaining to santonin; -- used specifically to designate an acid not known in the free state, but obtained in its salts..

Wanton :: Wanton (v. t.) Untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; hence, loose; free; luxuriant; roving; sportive..

Wanton :: Wanton (v. t.) Wandering from moral rectitude; perverse; dissolute.

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