Canted column

Canted column
Canted Cant"ed, a. [From 2d {Cant}.] 1. Having angles; as, a six canted bolt head; a canted window. [1913 Webster]

{Canted column} (Arch.), a column polygonal in plan. [1913 Webster]

2. Inclined at an angle to something else; tipped; sloping. [1913 Webster]


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