'Cantoned' definitions:

Definition of 'Cantoned'

From: GCIDE
  • Canton \Can"ton\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cantoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Cantoning.] [Cf. F.cantonner.]
  • 1. To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division. [1913 Webster]
  • They canton out themselves a little Goshen in the intellectual world. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Mil.) To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cantoned'

From: GCIDE
  • Cantoned \Can"toned\, a.
  • 1. (Her.) Having a charge in each of the four corners; -- said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield itself. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Arch.) Having the angles marked by, or decorated with, projecting moldings or small columns; as, a cantoned pier or pilaster. [1913 Webster]