Толковый словарь английского языка - cant
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 insincere pious or moral talk. 2 ephemeral or fashionable catchwords. 3 language peculiar to a class, profession, sect, etc.; jargon. --v.intr. use cant. Phrases and idioms canting arms Heraldry arms containing an allusion to the name of the bearer. Etymology: earlier of musical sound, of intonation, and of beggars' whining; perh. from the singing of religious mendicants: prob. f. L canere sing 2. n. & v. --n. 1 a a slanting surface, e.g. of a bank. b a bevel of a crystal etc. 2 an oblique push or movement that upsets or partly upsets something. 3 a tilted or sloping position. --v. 1 tr. push or pitch out of level; tilt. 2 intr. take or lie in a slanting position. 3 tr. impart a bevel to. 4 intr. Naut. swing round. Phrases and idioms cant-dog (or -hook) an iron hook at the end of a long handle, used for rolling logs. Etymology: ME f. MLG kant, kante, MDu. cant, point, side, edge, ult. f. L cant(h)us iron tire ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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