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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.
{Canting arms}, {Canting heraldry} (Her.), bearings in the
nature of a rebus alluding to the name of the bearer.
Thus, the Castletons bear three castles, and Pope Adrian
IV. (Nicholas Breakspeare) bore a broken spear.
\Cant"ing\, n. The use of cant; hypocrisy. |
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