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CantileCantile Can"tile, v. i.
Same as Cantle, v. t. cantileCantle Can"tle, v. t.
To cut in pieces; to cut out from. [Obs.] [Written also
cantile.] cantilenaCantabile Can*ta"bi*le, n. (Mus.)
A piece or passage, whether vocal or instrumental, peculiarly
adapted to singing; -- sometimes called cantilena. CantilenaCantilena Can`ti*le"na, n. [It. & L.] (Mus.)
See Cantabile. cantileverCantalever Can"ta*lev`er, n. [Cant an external angle + lever a
supporter of the roof timber of a house.] [Written also
cantaliver and cantilever.]
1. (Arch.) A bracket to support a balcony, a cornice, or the
like.
2. (Engin.) A projecting beam, truss, or bridge unsupported
at the outer end; one which overhangs.
Cantalever bridge, a bridge in which the principle of the
cantalever is applied. It is usually a trussed bridge,
composed of two portions reaching out from opposite banks,
and supported near the middle of their own length on piers
which they overhang, thus forming cantalevers which meet
over the space to be spanned or sustain a third portion,
to complete the connection. CantileverCantilever Can"ti*lev`er, n.
Same as Cantalever. CantillateCantillate Can"til*late, v. i. [L. cantillatus, p. p. of
cantillare to sing low, dim. of cantare. See Cantata.]
To chant; to recite with musical tones. --M. Stuart. Cantillation
Cantillation Can`til*la"tion, n.
A chanting; recitation or reading with musical modulations.
Cincloramphus cantillansSkylark Sky"lark`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the
common species (Alauda arvensis) found in Europe and in
some parts of Asia, and celebrated for its melodious song; --
called also sky laverock. See under Lark.
Note: The Australian skylark (Cincloramphus cantillans) is
a pipit which has the habit of ascending
perpendicularly like a skylark, but it lacks the song
of a true lark. The Missouri skylark is a pipit
(Anthus Spraguei) of the Western United States,
resembling the skylark in habit and song. MercantileMercantile Mer"can*tile (?; 277), a. [F. mercantile, It.
mercantile, fr. L. mercans, -antis, p. pr. of mercari to
traffic. See Merchant.]
Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants;
having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of
commodities; commercial.
The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile,
partly military. --Arbuthnot.
Mercantile agency, an agency for procuring information of
the standing and credit of merchants in different parts of
the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them.
Mercantile marine, the persons and vessels employed in
commerce, taken collectively.
Mercantile paper, the notes or acceptances given by
merchants for goods bought, or received on consignment;
drafts on merchants for goods sold or consigned.
--McElrath.
Syn: Mercantile, Commercial.
Usage: Commercial is the wider term, being sometimes used to
embrace mercantile. In their stricter use, commercial
relates to the shipping, freighting, forwarding, and
other business connected with the commerce of a
country (whether external or internal), that is, the
exchange of commodities; while mercantile applies to
the sale of merchandise and goods when brought to
market. As the two employments are to some extent
intermingled, the two words are often interchanged. Mercantile agencyMercantile Mer"can*tile (?; 277), a. [F. mercantile, It.
mercantile, fr. L. mercans, -antis, p. pr. of mercari to
traffic. See Merchant.]
Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants;
having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of
commodities; commercial.
The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile,
partly military. --Arbuthnot.
Mercantile agency, an agency for procuring information of
the standing and credit of merchants in different parts of
the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them.
Mercantile marine, the persons and vessels employed in
commerce, taken collectively.
Mercantile paper, the notes or acceptances given by
merchants for goods bought, or received on consignment;
drafts on merchants for goods sold or consigned.
--McElrath.
Syn: Mercantile, Commercial.
Usage: Commercial is the wider term, being sometimes used to
embrace mercantile. In their stricter use, commercial
relates to the shipping, freighting, forwarding, and
other business connected with the commerce of a
country (whether external or internal), that is, the
exchange of commodities; while mercantile applies to
the sale of merchandise and goods when brought to
market. As the two employments are to some extent
intermingled, the two words are often interchanged. Mercantile marineMercantile Mer"can*tile (?; 277), a. [F. mercantile, It.
mercantile, fr. L. mercans, -antis, p. pr. of mercari to
traffic. See Merchant.]
Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants;
having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of
commodities; commercial.
The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile,
partly military. --Arbuthnot.
Mercantile agency, an agency for procuring information of
the standing and credit of merchants in different parts of
the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them.
Mercantile marine, the persons and vessels employed in
commerce, taken collectively.
Mercantile paper, the notes or acceptances given by
merchants for goods bought, or received on consignment;
drafts on merchants for goods sold or consigned.
--McElrath.
Syn: Mercantile, Commercial.
Usage: Commercial is the wider term, being sometimes used to
embrace mercantile. In their stricter use, commercial
relates to the shipping, freighting, forwarding, and
other business connected with the commerce of a
country (whether external or internal), that is, the
exchange of commodities; while mercantile applies to
the sale of merchandise and goods when brought to
market. As the two employments are to some extent
intermingled, the two words are often interchanged. Mercantile paperMercantile Mer"can*tile (?; 277), a. [F. mercantile, It.
mercantile, fr. L. mercans, -antis, p. pr. of mercari to
traffic. See Merchant.]
Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants;
having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of
commodities; commercial.
The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile,
partly military. --Arbuthnot.
Mercantile agency, an agency for procuring information of
the standing and credit of merchants in different parts of
the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them.
Mercantile marine, the persons and vessels employed in
commerce, taken collectively.
Mercantile paper, the notes or acceptances given by
merchants for goods bought, or received on consignment;
drafts on merchants for goods sold or consigned.
--McElrath.
Syn: Mercantile, Commercial.
Usage: Commercial is the wider term, being sometimes used to
embrace mercantile. In their stricter use, commercial
relates to the shipping, freighting, forwarding, and
other business connected with the commerce of a
country (whether external or internal), that is, the
exchange of commodities; while mercantile applies to
the sale of merchandise and goods when brought to
market. As the two employments are to some extent
intermingled, the two words are often interchanged. Scantily
Scantily Scant"i*ly, adv.
In a scanty manner; not fully; not plentifully; sparingly;
parsimoniously.
His mind was very scantily stored with materials.
--Macaulay.
Meaning of Cantil from wikipedia
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Cantil may
refer to:
Several different venomous snake species within the
Agkistrodon genus Tani
Cantil-Sakauye (born 1959), 28th
Chief Justice of California...
- Tani
Gorre Cantil-Sakauye (née
Cantil; born
October 19, 1959) is an
American lawyer and
jurist who was the 28th
Chief Justice of
California and is the...
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Cantil (Spanish for "Stone Cliff") is an
unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is in the
Fremont Valley of the
western Mojave Desert...
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closely related.
Common names include: cottonmouths, copperheads, and
cantils. The name
Agkistrodon comes from the Gr****
words ankistron (ἄγκιστρον,...
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standardized names are Taylor's
cantil (English) and
Metapil (Spanish),
although it is
sometimes called the
ornate cantil: 51 p. as well as
several other...
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Common names:
cantil,
Mexican cantil,
Mexican ground pit viper,
cantil viper,
black moccasin,
Mexican moccasin, more.
Agkistrodon bilineatus is a highly...
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Agkistrodon russeolus,
commonly called the
Yucatecan cantil, is a
venomous pit
viper species endemic to the Yucatán
Peninsula in
Mexico and
northern Belize...
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eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix), also
known simply as the copperhead, is a
species of
venomous snake, a pit viper,
endemic to
eastern North...
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Valley Shoshone Tecopa West
Bishop Wilkerson Bodfish Boron California City
Cantil China Lake
Acres Inyokern Johannesburg Kernville Lake
Isabella Mountain...
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retire at the end of his term:
January 2, 2011. He was
succeeded by Tani
Cantil-Sakauye. In 2013,
after his retirement, he
published a book of memoirs,...
