| 单词 | cant |
| 释义 | cant 1. n. & v. --n 1. insincere pious or moral talk. 2. ephemeral or fashionable catchwords. 3. language peculiar to a class, profession, sect, etc.; jargon. --vintr. use cant. Phrases and idioms canting arms Heraldry arms containing an allusion to the name of the bearer. Etymology: earlier of musical sound, of intonation, and of beggars' whining; perh. from the singing of religious mendicants: prob. f. L canere sing 2. n. & v. --n 1. a a slanting surface, e.g. of a bank. b a bevel of a crystal etc. 2. an oblique push or movement that upsets or partly upsets something. 3. a tilted or sloping position. --v 1. tr. push or pitch out of level; tilt. 2. intr. take or lie in a slanting position. 3. tr. impart a bevel to. 4. intr. Naut. swing round. Phrases and idioms cant-dog (or -hook) an iron hook at the end of a long handle, used for rolling logs. Etymology: ME f. MLG kant, kante, MDu. cant, point, side, edge, ult. f. L cant(h)us iron tire |
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