单词 | canton |
释义 | canton —cantonal, adj. —cantonalism, n. /kan"tn, -ton, kan ton"/ for 1-7; /kan ton", -tohn" or/, esp. Brit., /-toohn"/ for 8, n. 1. a small territorial district, esp. one of the states of the Swiss confederation. 2. (in a department of France) a division of an arrondissement. 3. Heraldry. a square area in the dexter chief, or right-hand corner, of an escutcheon, often distinctively treated: a diminutive of the dexter chief quarter. 4. Archit. a pilaster or similar feature projecting from the corner of a building. 5. Obs. a division, part, or portion of anything. v.t. 6. to divide into parts or portions. 7. to divide into cantons or territorial districts. 8. to allot quarters to (soldiers, troops, etc.). [1525-35; < MF < OPr, deriv. of can side, edge (see CANT2)] |
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