Cantoned
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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. |
| 2. | (Arch.) Having the angles marked by, or decorated with, projecting moldings or small columns; as, a cantoned pier or pilaster. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
References in classic literature
From all sides the free companions had trooped in, until not less than twelve thousand of these veteran troops were
cantoned along the frontiers of Navarre.
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