Look up: canton

1. Canton
   In heraldry a canton is 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.
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2. canton
   [n] - a small administrative division of a country 2. [v] - divide into cantons, of a country
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3. canton
   In France, an administrative district, a subdivision of the arrondissement; in Switzerland, one of the 23 subdivisions forming the Confederation. ...
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4. canton
   A tribal area within a province
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5. Canton
   is the upper corner of a flag next to the staff where a special design, such as a union, appears.
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6. canton
   light cloth of plain weave Category: Various industries and crafts
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7. Canton
   chinese export porcelain decorated in Canton (Guangzhou). In Europe, Canton generally applies to 19thC Chinese porcelain decorated with panels of flowers and scenes with figures on a gilt and green scrolled ground.2 Canton's enamelling workshops also produced enamel-painted copper known as Canton enamel. The Chinese acquired enamelling techniques f …
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8. Canton
   Can'ton noun A song or canto [ Obsolete] « Write loyal cantons of contemned love. Shak. »
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9. Canton
   Can'ton noun [ French canton , augm. of Old French cant edge, corner. See 1st Cant .] 1. A small portion; a division; a compartment. « That little canton of land called the 'English pale' Davies. ...
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10. Canton
    Can'ton intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Cantoned ; present participle & verbal noun Cantoning .] [ Confer French cantonner .] 1. To divide into small parts o...
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11. canton
    verb divide into cantons, of a country
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12. Canton
    • (v. i.) To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops. • (v. i.) To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division. • (n.) A division of a shield occupying one third part of the chief,...
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13. canton
    (from the article `heraldry`) ...is an inescutcheon and often is used to bear the arms of an heraldic heiress (a daughter of a family of no sons). The quarter occupies one-fourth ...
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14. Canton
    city, Fulton county, west-central Illinois, U.S. It lies in the Illinois River valley between the Illinois and Spoon rivers, about 25 miles (40 km) ...
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15. Canton
    town (township), Norfolk county, eastern Massachusetts, U.S., lying just south of Boston along the Neponset River. Settled in 1650, it was known by ...
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16. Canton
    city, seat (1834) of Madison county, central Mississippi, U.S. The city lies on a low divide between the Pearl and Big Black rivers 20 miles (32 km) ...
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17. Canton
    city, seat (1808) of Stark county, northeastern Ohio, U.S. The city lies approximately 60 miles (100 km) south-southeast of Cleveland. It is the ... [1 related articles]
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18. Canton
    city, seat (1867) of Lincoln county, southeastern South Dakota, U.S. It lies along the Big Sioux River at the Iowa border, about 20 miles (30 km) ...
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19. canton
    political subdivision in France, Switzerland, and other European countries.[3 related articles]
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20. Canton
    city, capital of Kwangtung sheng (province), southeastern China. It lies near the head of the Pearl River Estuary (Chu Chiang K`ou), more than 90 ... [8 related articles]
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21. Canton
    Canton, river, China: see Pearl.
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22. Canton
    Canton: see Guangzhou, China.
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23. Canton
    (China) Alternative spelling of Guangzhou or Kwangchow, capital of Guangdong province in China
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24. canton
    In France, an administrative district, a subdivision of the arrondissement; in Switzerland, one of the 23 subdivisions forming the Confederation
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25. canton
    Chinese export porcelain decorated in Canton (Guangzhou). In Europe, Canton generally applies to 19thC Chinese porcelain decorated with panels of flowers and scenes with figures on a gilt and green scrolled ground.
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