1. A canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries)
   - enigma canon, enigmatic canon, enigmatical canon

Derived forms: riddle canons

Type of: canon

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• liver-colored
• liver-coloured
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• liveried
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• Livermore
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