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Definition of Cantlet
1. n. A piece; a fragment; a corner.
Definition of Cantlet
1. Noun. A piece; a fragment; a corner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cantlet
1. a fragment [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cantlet
Literary usage of Cantlet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Shirley by Charlotte Brontë (1899)
"Thanks to his clasp-knife, he was able to appropriate a wing of fowl and a slice
of ham ; a cantlet of cold custard-pudding he thought would harmonize with ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"CANILE, (kan'-Ü) ns A. fragment; a portion. To CANTLE, (kan'-tl) va To cut in
pieces. cantlet, (kant'-let) ns A piece. CANTO, (kan'-to) n. $. ..."
3. Fifty Years Ago by Walter Besant (1888)
"But perhaps the change is more remarkable still when one considers the West End.
All that great cantlet lying between ..."
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