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Definition of Cankered
1. a. Affected with canker; as, a cankered mouth.
Definition of Cankered
1. Verb. (past of canker) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cankered
1. canker [v] - See also: canker
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cankered
Literary usage of Cankered
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bothwell: A Tragedy by Algernon Charles Swinburne (1874)
"... that no dew Might breed herefrom and no bloom break again Nor grass be glad
for ever; rain nor sun Comfort their cankered face and hardening heart, ..."
2. The Dawn in Britain by Charles Montagu Doughty (1906)
"... And there, the spotted lynx, her harbour hath ; And o'er the dwale-grown
cankered bramble-thicks, The uncheerful spider, weaves her poisonous gins. ..."
3. The Improved Housewife: Or Book of Receipts, with Engravings for Marketing by A. L. Webster (1855)
"For a cankered Mouth. Chow the root of crane's bill. A decoction of it is also good.
A decoction of blackberry leaves, sweetened with honey, ..."
4. A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and by William Tooke, William Beloe, Robert Nares (1798)
"... that " the queen grew old and cankered ; and that her mind was become as
crooked as her ... cankered ..."
5. Time Flies: A Reading Diary by Christina Georgina Rossetti, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). Tract Committee (1902)
"... daily walk: An apple cankered on its stalk, A robin snared for all his wings,
A voice that sang but never sings; Yea, sight or sound or silence stings. ..."
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