cantoned

English

Verb

cantoned

  1. simple past and past participle of canton

Adjective

cantoned (not comparable)

  1. (heraldry) Having a charge in each of the four corners; said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield itself.
  2. (architecture) Having the angles marked by, or decorated with, projecting mouldings or small columns.
    a cantoned pier or pilaster
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