Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
canon .
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Examples
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The "false chanoun" persuaded the priest, who was his dupe, to send his servant for quicksilver, which he promised to make into "as good silver and as fyn, As ther is any in youre purse or myn"; he then gave the priest a "crosselet," and bid him put it on the fire, and blow the coals.
The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry M. M. Pattison Muir
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The "false chanoun" pretended to be sorry for the priest, who was so busily blowing the fire: --
The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry M. M. Pattison Muir
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