CANNULA, kan'[=u]-la, _n._ a surgical tube, esp. that enclosing a trocar or
perforator, and the breathing-tube inserted in the windpipe after
tracheotomy.--_adj._ CANN'ULATE. [Dim. of _canna_, a reed.]
CANNY, kan'i, _adj._ (_Scot._) knowing: shrewd: having supernatural power
(see UNCANNY): comfortable: careful in money matters: gentle: sly or
pawky.--_adv._ CANN'ILY.--_n._ CANN'INESS.--TO CA' CANNY, to go or act
cautiously. [From CAN, to be able.]
CANOE, ka-n[=oo]', _n._ a boat made of the hollowed trunk of a tree, or of
bark or skins: a skiff driven by paddling.--_v.t._ to paddle a canoe.--_n._
CANOE'IST. [Sp. _canoa_--Haytian _canoa_.]
CAÑON, kan-yon', _n._ a deep gorge or ravine between high and steep banks,
worn by watercourses. [Sp. _cañon_, a hollow, from root of CANNON.]
CANON, kan'un, _n._ a law or rule, esp. in ecclesiastical matters: a
general rule: standard: the books of Scripture accepted as the standard or
rule of faith by the Christian Church: a species of musical composition:
one bound by certain vows over and above those binding upon regular members
of his community--a canon _regular_: a clerical dignitary belonging to a
cathedral, enjoying special emoluments, and obliged to reside there part of
the year: a list of saints canonised: (_print._) a large kind of
type.--_n._ CAN'ONESS, a female beneficiary of a regular religious
college.--_adjs._ CANON'IC, -AL, according to or included in the canon:
regular: ecclesiastical.--_adv._ CANON'ICALLY.--_n.pl._ CANON'ICALS, the
official dress of the clergy, regulated by the church canons.--_ns._
CANONIC'ITY, the state of belonging to the canon of Scripture;
CANONIS[=A]'TION.--_v.t._ CAN'ONISE, to enrol in the canon or list of
saints.--_n._ CAN'ONIST, one versed in the canon law.--_adj._
CANONIST'IC.--_ns._ CAN'ON-LAW, a digest of the formal decrees of councils,
oecumenical, general, and local, of diocesan and national synods, and of
patriarchal decisions as to doctrine and discipline; CAN'ONRY, the benefice
of a canon.--CANON OF THE MASS, that part of the mass which begins after
the 'Sanctus' with the prayer 'Te igitur,' and ends just before the
'Paternoster;' CANON RESIDENTIARY, a canon obliged to reside at a cathedral
and take a share in the duty; HONORARY CANON, one having the titular rank
of canon in a cathedral, but without duties or emoluments; MINOR CANON, a
cleric in orders, attached to a cathedral, his duty being to assist the
canons in singing divine service. [A.S., Fr., from L. _canon_--Gr.
_kan[=o]n_, a straight rod--_kann[=e]_, a reed.]
CANOPHILIST, ka-nof'i-list, _n._ a lover of dogs. [L. _canis_, a dog, Gr.
_philein_, to love.]
CANOPUS, ka-n[=o]'pus, _n._ a bright star in the southern constellation
_Argo navis_: an Egyptian vase for holding the entrails of the body
embalmed.--_adj._ CANOP'IC. [L.,--Gr.]
CANOPY, kan'o-pi, _n._ a covering over a throne or bed: a covering of state
stretched over the head: any covering, as the sky: a roof-like projection
over a niche, tomb, statue, &c.: the wooden covering over prebends' stalls
in cathedrals, pulpits, altars, &c.--_v.t._ to cover with a
canopy:--_pr.p._ can'opying; _pa.p._ can'opied. [Fr. _canapé_--Low L.
_canopeum_--Gr. _k[=o]n[=o]peion_, a mosquito curtain--_k[=o]n[=o]ps_, a
mosquito.]
CANOROUS, kan-[=o]'rus, _adj._ musical: melodious.--_adv._
CAN[=O]'ROUSLY.--_n._ CAN[=O]'ROUSNESS. [L. _canorus_, from _canor_,
melody--_can[)e]re_, to sing.]
CANSTICK, kan'stik, _n._ (_Shak._) a candlestick.
CANT, kant, _v.i._ to speak in a conventional manner: to use the language
of thieves, &c.: to talk in an affectedly solemn or hypocritical way.--_n._
a hypocritical or affected style of speech: the language peculiar to a
sect: odd or peculiar talk of any kind: _slang_: a common saying: affected
use of religious phrases or sentiments.--_n._ CANT'ER, one who cants, a
beggar: one who makes hypocritical professions.--_adj._ CANT'ING, whining,
pretending to piety: (_her._) allusive (see ALLUSIVE). [L. c_ant[=a]re_,
freq. of _can[)e]re_, to sing.]
CANT, kant, _n._ an inclination from the level: a toss or jerk: a sloping
or tilted position: one of the segments forming a side-piece in the head of
a cask: a ship's timber lying obliquely to the line of the keel.--_v.t._ to
turn on the edge or corner: to tilt or toss suddenly.--_ns._ CANT'ING,
tilting; CANT'ING-COIN; CANT'ING-WHEEL; CANT'-RAIL, a timber running along
the tops of the upright pieces in the sides of the body of a
railway-carriage and supporting the roof and roof-sticks. [Prob. conn. with
Dut. _kant_; Ger. _kante_, corner.]
CANT, kant, _n._ sale by auction.--_v.t._ to sell by auction. [O. Fr.
_encant_, auction; der. uncertain, cf. Low L. _incant[=a]re_, to put up to
auction.]