area like a roof, especially branches of trees in a forest Mil; M ) AMlftM 3 a cover for

the cockpit of an aircraft ( ~UJlift ) canst /kaenst/ verb thou canst (old use) used to mean ‘you can’, when talking to one person ( Ai#i$ 3km you can ) cant /kaent/ noun, verb

* noun [U] statements, especially about moral or religious issues, that are not sincere and that you cannot trust

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■ verb [V, VN] [formal] to be or put sth in a sloping position

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can’t short form cannot

Cantab /'kaentaeb/ abbr. (used after degree titles) of Cambridge University ( T¥fv£M fs ) MWk¥-k\

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canta-bile /kaen'taibilei/ ad)., adv. (from Italian, music #) in a smooth singing style oj ffc (ft ( Ife ) ; lift (ft ( Jft ) ; Mfft ( M )

Cantabrigian /.kaenta'bridsian/ adj. [formal or humorous) relating to Cambridge in England, or to Cambridge University ( ) MWtf)', MWk^&J

can ta loupe /'kaentaluip/ noun a melon (= a type of fruit) with a green skin and orange flesh Sft/R; cantan kerous /kaen'taeqkaras/ adj. bad-tempered and always complaining 1$ H -i. M ^ ft (ft : a

cantankerous old man

can tata /kaen'taita/ noun a short musical work, often on a religious subject, sung by solo singers, often with a choir and orchestra ^ ffcli W £ftM /h

— compare motet, oratorio can-teen /kaen'tiin/ noun 1 [especially BrE) a place where food and drink are served in a factory, a school, etc. ^ ^; f Jf 2 a small container used by soldiers, travellers, etc. for carrying water or other liquid ( ± £ , tk 8? # # S ’(ft" ‘) 7jc & 3 ~ of cutlery [BrE) a box containing a set of knives, forks and spoons ( ^

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can'teen culture noun [u] [BrE, disapproving) a set of old-fashioned and unfair attitudes that are said to exist among police officers ( f? PA 1*1 pP(ft ) can-ter /'kaent0(r)/ noun, verb

» noun [usually sing.] a movement of a horse at a speed that is fairly fast but not very fast; a ride on a horse moving at this speed ( 5; (ft ) /J\£g;

She set off at a canter.

* verb (of a horse or rider to move or make a

horse move at a canter It M 3, If 5$I : [V] We

cantered along the beach. 1$ ffl 9$ # -Si $5r It M „ [also

VN] — compare gallop, trot

can-ticle /'kaentikl/ noun a religious song with words taken from the Bible Sfft, M,

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can ti lever /'kaentili:va(r)/ noun a long piece of metal or wood that sticks out from a wall to support the end of a bridge or other structure ( ) iS;

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canto /'kaentau; NAmE -tou/ noun [pi. -os) one of the sections of a long poem ( -£if(ft ) 11, can-ton /'kaentDn; NAmE -tan; -tain/ noun one of the official regions which some countries, such as Switzerland, are divided into ( ^4:^|U(ft ) fr®K, jf| Can-ton-ese /.kaenta'niiz/ noun, adj.

» noun 1 (also Yue /ju'ei/) [U] a form of Chinese spoken mainly in S China, including Hong Kong iHg; f ‘ k i4 2 [C] [pi. Can-ton-ese) a person whose first language is Cantonese %—tglf 4%i§(ft k; riHk

■ adj. of or relating to people who speak Cantonese, or

their language or culture %—ig W Aj # i# A (ft; 4 ip (ft; r%k ( ) (ft: Cantonese cooking

can ton ment /kaen'tDnmant; -‘turn-; NAmE kaen'tain-/ noun a military camp, especially a permanent British military camp in India in the past % PA M; % IA Hr