Canoness – Canton
Canoness
a lady holding a similar position to a canon. Canonesses still exist in Germany.
Canonical Books
the books of Scripture belonging to the canon.
Canonical Hours
certain stated times of the day appropriated by ecclesiastical law to the offices of prayer and devotion in the Roman Catholic Church, CANONICALS viz., matins with lauds, prime, tierce,
Canonicals
the dress or vestments compline.
Canon-Law
the body of ecclesiastical law as laid down by the canons. CANON-LAW, the body of ecclesi-
Canopic Vases
vessels found in Egypt, which were placed in tombs, and dead. contained the embalmed intestines of the between Alexandria and the western mouth of the Nile, once the chief harbor of the Delta. It had a popular temple of Serapis.
Canso
CAPE, the E. extremity of Nova Scotia, at the entrance of Chedabucto Bay. Canso Strait, a passage 17 miles in length and 2½ in average breadth, separates Nova Scotia from the island of Cape Breton.
CANTABILE (kan-tab'i-le), in music, a term applied to movements intended to be performed in a graceful, elegant, and melodious style.
Cantabri
the rudest and most valiant of all the old Iberian tribes anciently inhabiting the N. mountains of Spain.
Cantata
a poem or dramatic composition set to music, with solos and choruses. A cantata consisted origi. nally of a mixture of recitative and melody, and was given to a single voice, but the introduction of choruses altered the first character of the cantata, and gave rise to some confusion in the manner of describing it.
Cantilever
or CANTELEVER.
See BRIDGE.
Canton
a small division of territory, constituting a distinct state or government, as in Switzerland.
Canton
a town of Massachusetts, in Norfolk co. It includes several villages. It is on the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad. The town setts Hospital School and has a public library and other public buildings. The industries include manufactures of woolen and rub-