Definition of canton

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

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Cumshaw :: Cumshaw (n.) A present or bonus; -- originally applied to that paid on ships which entered the port of Canton.
Canton :: Canton (n.) A small portion; a division; a compartment.
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..
Cantoned :: Cantoned (a.) Having the angles marked by, or decorated with, projecting moldings or small columns; as, a cantoned pier or pilaster..
Senate :: Senate (n.) The upper and less numerous branch of a legislature in various countries, as in France, in the United States, in most of the separate States of the United States, and in some Swiss cantons..
Cantoned :: Cantoned (imp. & p. p.) of Canto.
Grisons :: Grisons (n. pl.) The largest and most eastern of the Swiss cantons.
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..
Vaudois :: Vaudois (n. sing. & pl.) An inhabitant, or the inhabitants, of the Swiss canton of Vaud..
Sail :: Sail (n.) To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton..
Canton :: Canton (n.) A small community or clan.
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..
Cantoning :: Cantoning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Canto.
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 (v. i.) To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division..
Landamman :: Landamman (n.) A chief magistrate in some of the Swiss cantons.
Banneret :: Banneret (n.) A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.
Tanka :: Tanka (n.) A kind of boat used in Canton. It is about 25 feet long and is often rowed by women. Called also tankia.
Avoyer :: Avoyer (n.) A chief magistrate of a free imperial city or canton of Switzerland.
Canton Flannel :: Canton flannel () See Cotton flannel.
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