Defn: To cover with, or as with, a canopy. "A bank with ivy canopied." Milton.
CANOROUS Ca*no"rous, a. Etym: [L. canorus, from nor melody, fr. canere to sing.]
Defn: Melodious; musical. "Birds that are most canorous." Sir T.
Browne.
A long, lound, and canorous peal of laughter. De Quincey.
CANOROUSNESS
Ca*no"rous*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being musical.
He chooses his language for its rich canorousness. Lowell.
CANSTICK
Can"stick`, n.
Defn: Candlestick. [Obs.] Shak.
CANT Cant, n. Etym: [OF., edge, angle, prof. from L. canthus the iron ring round a carriage wheel, a wheel, Gr. cant the stake or tire of a wheel. Cf. Canthus, Canton, Cantle.]
1. A corner; angle; niche. [Obs.] The first and principal person in the temple was Irene, or Peace; she was placed aloft in a cant. B. Jonson.
2. An outer or external angle.