Definition of Canfield

1. Noun. A form of solitaire that involves gambling.

Generic synonyms: Patience, Solitaire

Definition of Canfield

1. Proper noun. (surname) ¹

2. Proper noun. (UK) Klondike, the solitaire card game. ¹

3. Proper noun. (US) Demon, a solitaire card game. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Canfield

1. a card game [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Canfield

canelike
canella
canella bark
canella family
canellas
canephor
canephora
canephors
caner
caners
canes
canescent
caneware
canewares
caneworking
canfield
canfieldite
canfieldites
canfields
canful
canfuls
cang
cangle
cangled
cangles
cangling
cangs
cangue
cangues
canhouse

Literary usage of Canfield

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Our Short Story Writers by Blanche Colton Williams (1920)
"CHAPTER III DOROTHY Canfield IN the twentieth century it is possible for one, ... Dorothy Canfield is all of these, and in addition, after much travel and ..."

2. History of the Western Reserve by Harry Gardner Cutler, Harriet Taylor Upton (1910)
"Much has been written about Canfield in different parts of this work. ... Comfort Mygatt came to Canfield in 1807. He had four daughters, two sons and two ..."

3. Southland Writers: Biographical and Critical Sketches of the Living Female by Mary T.]. [Tardy, Ida Raymond (1870)
"In 1859 she married, and her husband, the gallant Major Canfield, was killed in leading a desperate charge at the battle of Mansfield, April 8th, 1864. ..."

4. Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society by Essex Archaeological Society (1898)
"GREAT Canfield MOUNT. By the Eev. E. A DOWNMAN. THE earthwork forming the remains of what is now called Great Canfield Mount, is a good specimen of a ..."

5. The Bibliography of Vermont: Or, A List of Books and Pamphlets Relating in by Marcus Davis Gilman (1897)
"Tn Memo- riam John Henry Hopkins Canfield. For Private Distribution. ... Canfield, Thomas Hawley. Discovery, Navigation and Navigators of Lake Champlain. ..."

6. Contemporary American Novelists, 1900-1920 by Carl van Doren (1922)
"Dorothy Canfield If Floyd Dell seems in The Briary-Bush to hint at the human necessity to turn back by and by from freedom, Dorothy Canfield in The Brimming ..."

7. A Cyclopedia of Missions: Containing a Comprehensive View of Missionary by Harvey Newcomb (1855)
"One or two colored assistants were cn-j lowing April, and Mr. Canfield in ... Canfield and Considerable hesitation was felt about resuming the work of ..."

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