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Can"tle, v. t. To cut in
pieces; to cut out from. [Obs.] [Written also
cantile.]

Cant"let (?), n. [Dim. of
cantle.] A piece; a fragment; a corner.
Dryden.

Can"to (?), n.; pl.
Cantos (#). [It. canto, fr. L.
cantus singing, song. See Chant.]
1. One of the chief divisions of a long
poem; a book.

2. (Mus.) The highest vocal part;
the air or melody in choral music; anciently the tenor, now the
soprano.

||Canto fermo (&?;) [It.] (Mus.),
the plain ecclesiastical chant in cathedral service; the
plain song.

Can"ton (?), n. A song or
canto [Obs.]

Write loyal cantons of contemned love.

Shak.

Can"ton, n. [F. canton,
augm. of OF. cant edge, corner. See 1st Cant.]
1. A small portion; a division; a
compartment.

That little canton of land called the
"English pale"

Davies.

There is another piece of Holbein's, .


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