Putnam's Word Book by Louis A. Flemming
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cannibalism, n. anthropophagy; exophagy, endophagy.
cannibals, n. pl. anthropophagi, man-eaters, androphagi. cannon, n. Associated Words: ordnance, cannonade, cannoneer, linstock, calibre, bore, cascabel, breech, reenforce, chase, muzzle, trunnion, rimbase, chamber, howitzer, mortar. canny, a. cunning, crafty, wary, shrewd, cautious, prudent, circumspect; magical. canoe, n. piroque (dugout); pitpan (Cen. Amer.); kayak (Arctic tribes). canon, n. law, rule, regulation. canonicals, n. pl. vestments; gown, robe, cassock, surplice, alb, pallium, cope, scapulary, dalmatic, stole, chasuble, tunicle, scarf, mantelleta, cowl, ephod, amice, mitre, capoch, biretta, chimere, rochet, scapular, planeta, maniple, tippet, plicata. canopy, n. covering, awning, baldaquin, baldachin, tilt, tester, pavilion. cant, n. slope, tilt, turn; bias, impulse; prating; idioms, parlance, vocabulary; affected piety, hypocrisy; slang, jargon, lingo, argot. cant, v. tilt, tip, incline. cantankerous, a. (Colloq.) perverse, contumacious, contentious, |
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