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Definition: CANONICALS |
CANONICALSNoun plural1. The dress prescribed by canon to be worn by a clergyman when officiating. Sometimes, any distinctive professional dress. |
Date "CANONICALS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1657. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Satire | CANONICALS, n. The motley worm by Jesters of the Court of Heaven. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Literature | Canonicals The pouch on the gown of an M.D., designed for carrying drugs. The coif of a serjeant-at-law, designed for concealing the tonsure. The lamb-skin on a B A hood, in imitation of the toga candida of the Romans. The strings of an Oxford undergraduate, to show the wearer is still in leading strings. At Cambridge, however, the strings are the mark of a graduate who has won his ribbons. The tippet on a barrister's gown, meant for a wallet to carry briefs in. The proctors' and pro-proctors' tippet, for papers- a sort of sabretache. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Canonicals | Noun: canonicals, vestments; robe, gown, Geneva gown frock, pallium, surplice, cassock, dalmatic, scapulary, cope, mozetta, scarf, tunicle, chasuble, alb, alba, stole; fanon, fannel; tonsure, cowl, hood; calote, calotte; bands; capouch, amice; vagas, vakas, vakass; apron, lawn sleeves, pontificals, pall; miter, tiara, triple crown; shovel hat, cardinal's hat; biretta; crosier; pastoral staff, thurifer; costume. |
Clothing | Outfit, equipment, trousseau; uniform, regimentals; continentals; canonicals; livery, gear, harness, turn-out, accouterment, caparison, suit, rigging, trappings, traps, slops, togs, toggery; day wear, night wear, zoot suit; designer clothes; masquerade. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: CANONICALS |
| English words defined with "CANONICALS": Full canonicals. (references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Willie Whistler and "camarades" on their way to the chapel after putting on their canonicals Cadet Whistler and other members of the 21st look on.Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
Expression using "CANONICALS": Full canonicals. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "CANONICALS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | veshje shërbese. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | църковни одежди. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | papi ruha, papi dísz (canonical dress). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | eaddagh saggyrt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | anonicalscay vestes sacerdotais, paramentos. (various references) odãjdii (vestment). (various references) церковное облачение. (various references) sveštenička odežda. (various references) cánones rigurosos. (various references) prästdräkt. (various references) церковне вбрання. (various references) quần áo của giáo sĩ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"CANONICALS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: canoncial, canonica, canonicalis, Canonicha, Canonicus, canonocal, cononical. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "CANONICALS" (pronounced 'Ca*non"ic*als'): Academicals, Als, Annals, Fallals, genitals, Hals, Lachrymals, Mediaevals, Natals, Navals, Occidentals, Pentecostals, Protometals, Quadragesimals, regimentals, Substantials, Technicals, Theatricals, Tummals, Victuals, Vitals. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-i-l-n-n-o-s" | |
-1 letter: canonical. | |
-2 letters: cannolis. | |
-3 letters: alanins, alcaics, alnicos, anconal, asocial, calicos, cancans, cannoli, canolas, canonic, cicalas, cloacas, cocains, conical, laconic, oilcans, solanin. | |
-4 letters: alanin, alcaic, alnico, aloins, anions, annals, cacaos, calico, canals, cancan, cannas, canola, canons, casino, cicala, cloaca, clonic, coalas, cocain, colics, colins, conics, conins, lanais, lianas, linacs, nasial, nasion, nicols, oilcan, salina, siccan, social. | |
-5 letters: alans, alias, aloin, ancon, anils, anion, anlas, annal, annas, anoas, cacao, cacas, cains, calos, canal, canna, canon, canso, cions, cisco, clans, clons, coala, coals, cocas, coils, coins, colas, colic, colin, conic, conin, conns, icons, laics, lanai, liana, linac, linns, linos, lions, loans, loins, naans, nails, nanas, nasal, nicol, noils, nonas, salic, salon, scion, slain, snail, solan, sonic. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-c-i-l-n-n-o-s" | |
+2 letters: calcinations, cancelations, nonclassical. | |
+3 letters: cancellations, concanavalins. | |
+4 letters: consociational. | |
+5 letters: cyanocobalamins. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 41 4E 4F 4E 49 43 41 4C 53 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- -. --- -. .. -.-. .- .-.. ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01000001 01001110 01001111 01001110 01001001 01000011 01000001 01001100 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C A N O N I C A L S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0041 004E 004F 004E 0049 0043 0041 004C 0053 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)37354849484337354653 |
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