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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

(Her.)

Having a charge in each of the four corners; – said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield itself.

(Arch.)

Having the angles marked by, or decorated with, projecting moldings or small columns;

as, a

cantoned

pier or pilaster

pp.

Divided into distinct parts, or quarters; lodged in distinct quarters, as troops.

cantoned

cantoned ‎(not comparable)

(heraldry) Having a charge in each of the four corners; said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield itself.
(architecture) Having the angles marked by, or decorated with, projecting mouldings or small columns.
a cantoned pier or pilaster