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Canting Liman: canting with five cucuk that forms a square with a dot in the center of the square. Canting Byok: canting with an odd number of cucuk and is equal to or more than seven cucuk that forms a circle with a dot in the center of the circle. Canting Renteng/Galaran: canting with four or six cucuk that forms two parallel lines. [15 ...
Canting arms are heraldic bearings that represent the bearer's name (or, less often, some attribute or function) in a visual pun or rebus. The expression derives from the latin cantare (to sing). French heralds used the term armes parlantes (English: "talking arms" ), as they would sound out the name of the armiger.
Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit and Pickpocket Eloquence. 1811 edition of a dictionary compiled by Captain Grose in 1785. Transcription of canting terms from 1736 and published then by Nathan Bailey; The Lexicon of Thieves Cant
Cant, CANT, canting, or canted may refer to: Language. Cant (language), a secret language; Beurla Reagaird, a language of the Scottish Highland Travellers;
A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew Author B. E. Language English Subject Cant and slang Genre Dictionary Publisher W. Hawes Publication date Circa 1698 Publication place England A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew is a dictionary of English cant and slang by a compiler known only by the initials B. E., first published in London ...
The Canting Academy, or Devil's Cabinet Opened was a 17th-century slang dictionary, written in 1673 by Richard Head, that looked to define thieves' cant. [1] A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew, was first published c. 1698. A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, by Francis Grose was first published in 1785.
An argot (English: / ˈ ɑːr ɡ oʊ /; from French argot 'slang') is a language used by various groups to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations. The term argot is also used to refer to the informal specialized vocabulary from a particular field of study, occupation, or hobby, in which sense it overlaps with jargon.
Visual puns on the bearer's name are used extensively as forms of heraldic expression. These are called canting arms.They have been used for centuries across Europe and have also been used recently by members of the British royal family, such as on the arms of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and of Princess Beatrice of York.