अंग्रेजी अंग्रेजी शब्दकोश

The active principle of the cantharis, or Spanish fly, a volatile, acrid, bitter solid, crystallizing in four-sided prisms.

A beetle (Lytta, / Cantharis, vesicatoria), havin1g an elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, and a nauseous odor; the blister fly or blister beetle, of the apothecary; -- also called Spanish fly. Many other species of Lytta, used for the same purpose, take the same name. See Blister beetle, under Blister. The plural form in usually applied to the dried insects used in medicine.

of Canthus

The operation of forming a new canthus, when one has been destroyed by injury or disease.

The corner where the upper and under eyelids meet on each side of the eye.

A song; esp. a little song or hymn.

The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament.

A canto or division of a poem

A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service.

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A social gathering; usually, one for dancing.

Same as Cantle, v. t.

See Cantabile.

Same as Cantalever.

To chant; to recite with musical tones.

A chanting; recitation or reading with musical modulations.

See Canteen.

Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting rogue; a canting tone.

The use of cant; hypocrisy.

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