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Webster 1913 Edition
Canted
1.
Having angles;
as, a six
. canted
bolt head; a canted
windowCanted column
(Arch.)
, a column polygonal in plan.
2.
Inclined at an angle to something else; tipped; sloping.
Definition 2024
canted
canted
English
Verb
canted
- simple past tense and past participle of cant
Adjective
canted (comparative more canted, superlative most canted)
- Having angles.
- a-six canted bolt head
- a canted window
- Inclined at an angle to something else; sloping.
- Philip Larkin, Vers de Société
- I could spend half my evenings, if I wanted, / Holding a glass of washing sherry, canted / Over to catch the drivel of some bitch / Who's read nothing but Which […]
- Philip Larkin, Vers de Société
Derived terms
- canted column