sprekend wapen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cant noun The specialized jargon of a particular trade, class, or group.
Senses
sprekend wapen is used for these senses in English:
- cant (countable, heraldry) A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name (or, less often, some attribute or function) of the bearer, canting arms.
- canting arms (heraldry) A heraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun.
cant — full definition
- noun The specialized jargon of a particular trade, class, or group.
- noun Insincere or hypocritical talk, especially moralizing speech.
- noun A tilt, slope, or angled position.
- verb To tilt or set something at an angle.