Canting — Cant ing, a. Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting rogue; a canting tone. {Cant ing*ly}, adv. {Cant ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] {Canting arms}, {Canting heraldry} (Her … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Canting — Cant ing, n. The use of cant; hypocrisy. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
canting — index querulous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
canting — hypocritical, sanctimonious, Pharisaical (see under HYPOCRISY) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
canting — ˈkantiŋ, ˈaa , ˈai , ēŋ adjective Etymology: from present participle of cant (V) 1. : affectedly pious : hypocritical a canting moralist 2. : allusive; … Useful english dictionary
Canting — Cant Cant, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Canted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Canting}.] 1. To incline; to set at an angle; to tilt over; to tip upon the edge; as, to cant a cask; to cant a ship. [1913 Webster] 2. To give a sudden turn or new direction to; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
canting — adjective Etymology: 5cant Date: 1663 affectedly pious or righteous < a canting moralist > … New Collegiate Dictionary
canting — /kan ting/, adj. affectedly or hypocritically pious or righteous: a canting social reformer. [1560 70; CANT1 + ING2] * * * … Universalium
canting — noun restaurant zhe jian canting de shiwu haochi, danshi hen gui. Syn: fandian, caiguan … Wiktionary
Canting arms — Canting Cant ing, a. Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting rogue; a canting tone. {Cant ing*ly}, adv. {Cant ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] {Canting arms}, {Canting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
