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cant

noun

  1. architectural term for a part of a facade set at an angle to another part of the facade
  2. civil engineering term for a difference in elevation between edges of a road or railway
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verb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kænt/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English cant, kaunt, presumably from Middle Low German *kant, perhaps a slang word related to kant (“edge, rim”), from Medieval Latin canthus. Attested from the 13th or 14th century.

  1. Lively, lusty.

name

Etymology: As a German surname, variant of Kant.

  1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Unknown, but compare Provençal cantel (“corner, piece”) or Old Northern French cantel (“piece broken off”). The verb is attested from the 15th century, and the noun from the 16th. See cantle, from which cant is possibly back-formed as if it contained the suffix -le.

  1. A parcel, a division.

verb

Etymology: Unknown, but compare Provençal cantel (“corner, piece”) or Old Northern French cantel (“piece broken off”). The verb is attested from the 15th century, and the noun from the 16th. See cantle, from which cant is possibly back-formed as if it contained the suffix -le.

  1. To divide or parcel out.