An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Teut. kanteel, pinna, mina, Fr. chantel, a piece broken off from the corner or edge of a thing.

CANTEL, s. The crown of the head, Loth. Teut kanteel, a battlement.

CANTEL, s. A juggling trick.
Houlate.

L. B. cantell-ator, praestigiator, magus.

Cantelein, s. Properly an incantation, used to denote a trick.
Lyndsay.

Lat. cantilen-a, a song.

CANTRAIP, CANTRAP, s.
1. A charm, a spell, an incantation, S.
Ramsay.
2. A trick, a piece of mischief artfully or adroitly performed, S.
Waverley.

Isl. gan, gand, witchcraft, or kiaen, applied to magical arts, and trapp, calcatio.

To CAP, v. n. To uncover the head, in token of obeisance; q. to take off one's cap.
Baillie.

To CAP, v. a. To excel, Loth.