|
|
Definition of Cantoned
1. a. Having a charge in each of the four corners; -- said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield itself.
Definition of Cantoned
1. Verb. (past of canton) ¹
2. Adjective. (heraldry) Having a charge in each of the four corners; said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield itself. ¹
3. Adjective. (architecture) Having the angles marked by, or decorated with, projecting mouldings or small columns. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cantoned
1. canton [v] - See also: canton
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cantoned
Literary usage of Cantoned
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the Revolution by David Hume (1810)
"While -hia forces continued cantoned in the neighbourhood of Toledo, the king of
France, at the request of Philip, sent the duke de Vendome to take the ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1908)
"Thomas Morosini, a Venetian priest, was elected patriarch. of tedious waiting,
those of their number cantoned at ..."
3. The History of British India by James Mill, Horace Hayman Wilson (1858)
"His Arrest and Deposed- Baji Rao, a Minor, made Raja.— Administration by the
Resident. — Fatal Error of the Peshwa. — Chanda taken. •—Colonel Adams cantoned ..."
4. The Church History of Britain, from the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, James Nichols (1842)
"How papal Power in England was cantoned. God first /tad his Share; Christ, his
Due; the Holy Spirit, his Portion. Papal power thus extinguished in England, ..."
5. History of Utah: 1540-1886 by Hubert Howe Bancroft, Alfred Bates (1889)
"... ZION—THE CITY DESERTED—THE MORMONS RETURN TO THEIR HOMES—THE TROOPS cantoned
AT CAMP FLOYD—COX- DUCT OF THE SOLDIERY AND CAMP FOLLOWERS—JUDGES SINCLAIR ..."
6. A Brief Historical Relation of State Affairs from September 1678 to April 1714 by Narcissus Luttrell (1857)
"That the French have planted 60 cannon, each of 3 bores, upon their lines, and
are cantoned in 12 several camps from Bethune to Conde. ..."
Other Resources:
