首页 › A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London; the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; the Houses of Parliament; the Dens of St. Giles; and the Palaces of St. James. › 第 56 题 CANNIKEN, a small can, similar to PANNIKIN.—_Shakespere._ CANT, a blow or toss; “a cant over the kisser,” a blow on the
mouth.—_Kentish._
CANT OF TOGS, a gift of clothes.
CARDINAL, a lady’s cloak. This, I am assured, is the _Seven Dials_
cant term for a lady’s garment, but curiously enough the same name is
given to the most fashionable patterns of the article by Regent-street
drapers. A cloak with this name was in fashion in the year 1760. It
received its title from its similarity in shape to one of the vestments
of a cardinal.
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