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单词 cannet
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cannetn.

Brit. /ˈkanᵻt/, U.S. /ˈkænət/
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French canette.
Etymology: < French canette female duck (15th cent. in Middle French; 1690 in the specific heraldic use) < cane duck (15th cent. in Middle French; late 14th cent. as quennes , quanes ; back-formation < canard duck: see canard n.) + -ette -et suffix1.
Heraldry.
A representation of a duck with neither feet nor beak, borne as a charge.
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1727 F. Nichols Irish Compend. (ed. 2) Suppl. 60 When Ducks are represented without Beaks or Feet, then in Blazon they are call'd Cannets, (as young Eagles without Beaks and Feet are call'd Allerions).
?1828 W. Berry Encycl. Heraldica I. at cited word The cannet, though depicted in profile or sideways, like the martlet, yet differs from it, being without the forked tail, and having a longer and more curvated neck.
1908 Amer. Hist. Mag. Nov. 657 Alerions are always displayed and full-faced; whereas cannets have their heads in profile as the martlets.
1969 J. Franklyn & J. Tanner Encycl. Dict. Heraldry 59/2 Cannet, used in continental heraldry for a duck without feet or beak.
2011 K. M. Sheard Llewellyn's Compl. Bk. of Names 78/2 The second element is English cannet, usually found only in heraldry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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