Canton (n.) A song or canto |
Canton (n.) A small portion |
Canton (n.) A small community or clan. |
Canton (n.) A small territorial district |
Canton (n.) A division of a shield occupying one third part of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top of the shield, meeting a horizontal line from the side. |
Canton (v. i.) To divide into small parts or districts |
Canton (v. i.) To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops. |
Canton crape () A soft, white or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet trimmings, etc. |
Canton flannel () See Cotton flannel. |
Swiss (n.sing. & pl.) A native or inhabitant of Switzerland |
Greater Swiss Mountain dog the largest of the four Swiss breeds |
Brown Swiss large hardy brown breed of dairy cattle from Switzerland |
Canton crepe a soft thick crinkled dress crepe, heavier than crepe de Chine |
cotton flannel / Canton flannel a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side |
jellyroll / Swiss roll thin sheet of sponge cake spread with jelly and then rolled up to make a cylindrical cake |
chard / Swiss chard / spinach beet / leaf beet long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves |
Swiss cheese hard pale yellow cheese with many holes from Switzerland |
Swiss steak steak braised in tomato and onion mixture |
canton a small administrative division of a country |
Guangzhou / Kuangchou / Kwangchow / Canton a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China, the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port |