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cant verb

  /kænt/
  • (transitive) To set (something) at an angle; to tilt.
 kallistaa
  • (transitive) To bevel an edge or corner.
 viistää

cant noun

  /kænt/
  • (countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
 slangi, jargon
  • (uncountable, pejorative) Empty, hypocritical talk.
 hurskastelu, höpöpuhe
  • (uncountable) Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
 mankuminen
  • (countable, heraldry) A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name (or, less often, some attribute or function) of the bearer, canting arms.
 puhuva vaakuna
  • (countable, uncountable) A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
 salakieli

cant noun

  /kænt/
  • Slope, the angle at which something is set.
 kallistus, kaltevuus
  • A movement or throw that overturns something.
 kumoaminen, kääntö
  • An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a tilt.
 viiste
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