1. A canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries)
   - enigma canon, enigmatic canon, enigmatical canon

Derived forms: riddle canons

Type of: canon

• Halesia carolina
• Halesia tetraptera
• Halevy
• Haley
• half
• half a dozen
• half binding
• half blood
• half board
• half boot
• half brother
• half cross stitch
• half crown
• half dollar
• half door
• half eagle
• half gainer
• half hatchet
• half hitch
• half mask
• half mile
• half nelson
• half note
• half page
• half pound