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Both of these patents of arms may be termed canting arms which means that they contain a pun on the surname.
In place of an open rear sight on the barrel, a bubble level is fitted to help avoid canting the rifle.
The extension of the canting space at deepwater berths to provide for vessels up to 450 feet long is at present in hand.
In England, smooth-feathered corbies are found in depictions of the canting arms of Corbet throughout our period.
The arms of the Archdiocese of Hartford are called canting arms or armes parlantes, which speak or proclaim the name of the bearer.
The black roundle in the center of the shield with the three stones or rocks affords canting arms for Rockville Centre.
The lion is a canting emblem for Leo X, though here, facing to sinister, it is heraldically incorrect.
They have tried upon me all their various batteries of pious whining, hypocritical canting, lying and slandering.
The twist-lock canting feature allows the MIC Series 500 Professional to be canted to 45ยบ on site.
This resulted in the outside, or high rail, of the curve canting over, allowing the wheels to fall within the widened gauge.
Falling raindrops and other hydrometeors have, in general, nonspherical shapes and mean canting angles that are due to aerodynamic and gravitational forces.
Grip the bed pull-out on the left and right and slowly pull it out to avoid canting.
The strawberries are another canting reference to the name Barry, and the Maltese crosses refer to the Order of St. John.
The east end of the last derailed car was just west of the crossing, canting downwards on the river bank.
The flask is burdened centrally under the press in order to prevent the plunger from canting.
She leaned against the bulkhead canting her head with a sigh.
No canting, no wear, which is frequently the case with e.g. operators installed on one side.
The thorn branch is a canting reference to Thornton, and the quill pen represents Mr. Thornton's writing.
In fact, it's not unusual to see a woman wearing high heels to make herself look taller, while canting her head to one side to make herself look shorter.
Using a penlike wax holder called a canting, it is possible to create intricate designs.
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One class was formed as were the canting arms in heraldry, that is, by a rebus.
Middle-class prejudice and hypocritic canting twaddle from Judge and advocate dragged their weary length along for days and days.
But it is useless and canting to say that peccant women are worse than men.
This bride was a canting hypocrite of sixty-three, covetous, and a termagant.
The Rat occurs in the arms of ratton, which is a peculiarly good example of a canting coat.
He threw the helmet with a clatter on to the table as if it had been the knave's canting head.
What kind of Whiggish, canting talk is this, for the house of Cluny Macpherson?
The sanctity of human life is the canting cry of the falsely sentimental.
His tongue is very voluble, which, with canting, proves him a linguist.
She stretched her little figure, canting her head still more.
Some canting hypocrites are whining for us to civilize the Indians.
She had heard so much of the canting philosophy of the grapeless fox.
That miserable, canting peasant-woman upstairs has arranged it all.
The Canting Dictionary is nothing more than a filch from earlier books.
The display included Tapis-Traditional Weaving of Lampung, Tapis Raja Tunggal, Lampung, Indonesian Tin Wares, Malam and Canting, Batik Tulis and Batik Cap.
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