"cantoon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cantoons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cantoon (countable and uncountable, plural cantoons)
  1. (historical) A cotton material with a fine cord on one side and a satiny surface on the other. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cantoon-en-noun-RnmWgnXl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 17 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 17 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 14 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: cantoons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cantoon (plural cantoons)
  1. Obsolete spelling of canton Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: canton
    Sense id: en-cantoon-en-noun-UDP3CTMs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: cantoons [present, singular, third-person], cantooning [participle, present], cantooned [participle, past], cantooned [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} cantoon (third-person singular simple present cantoons, present participle cantooning, simple past and past participle cantooned)
  1. Obsolete spelling of canton Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: canton
    Sense id: en-cantoon-en-verb-UDP3CTMs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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