canted

English

Verb

canted

1. simple past and past participle of cant

Adjective

canted (comparative more canted, superlative most canted)

1. Having angles; angled.

   a-six canted bolt head

   a canted window

   canted antiferromagnetism

2. Inclined at an angle to something else; sloping.

   Synonyms: tilted, aslant, slanted

   • 1971, 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 […]

Derived terms

• canted angle
• canted column
• uncanted

 

References

• “canted”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• T-dance, T dance, decant, dacent, cedant, cadent