canton : Idioms & Phrases

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canton crape

Can"ton crape"
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  1. A soft, white or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet trimmings, etc.; -- called also Oriental crape. De Colange.
Webster 1913

canton crepe

  • noun a soft thick crinkled dress crepe; heavier than crepe de Chine
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canton flannel

  • noun a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side
    cotton flannel.
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Can"ton flan"nel
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  1. See Cotton flannel.
Webster 1913

canton ginger

  • noun tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger
    Zingiber officinale; common ginger; stem ginger.
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canton river

  • noun a river in southeast China that flows into the South China Sea
    Zhu Jiang; Pearl River; Chu Kiang.
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swiss canton

  • noun one of the cantons of Switzerland
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