cantoned
simple past tense and past participle of canton
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
Source: Wiktionary
Can"toned, a.
1. (Her.)
Definition: Having a charge in each of the four corners; -- said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield itself.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: Having the angles marked by, or decorated with, projecting moldings or small columns; as, a cantoned pier or pilaster.
Can"ton, n.
Definition: A song or canto [Obs.] Write loyal cantons of contemned love. Shak.
Can"ton, n. Etym: [F. canton, augm. of OF. cant edge, corner. See 1st Cant.]
1. A small portion; a division; a compartment. That little canton of land called the "English pale" Davies. There is another piece of Holbein's, . . . in which, in six several cantons, the several parts of our Savior's passion are represented. Bp. Burnet.
2. A small community or clan.
3. A small territorial district; esp. one of the twenty-two independent states which form the Swiss federal republic; in France, a subdivision of an arrondissement. See Arrondissement.
4. (Her.)
Definition: 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. The king gave us the arms of England to be borne in a canton in our arms. Evelyn.
Can"ton, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cantoned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Cantoning.] Etym: [Cf. F.cantonner.]
1. To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division. They canton out themselves a little Goshen in the intellectual world. Locke.
2. (Mil.)
Definition: To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
