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cancel(2) (iou)



cancel verb. Infl. -ll-, *-l-. LME.
[Old & mod. French canceller from Latin cancellare make lattice-wise, cross out (a Writing), from cancellus, pl. -li crossbars: see CANCELLI, CHANCEL.]
I. verb trans.
Deface or obliterate (Writing), by drawing or stamping lines across it, or by puncturing or tearing what it is written on; annul (a deed, a stamp, etc.) by so marking. LME.
T. Arnold In my Catholic Pamphlet..there is one paragraph which I should now cancel. R. Graves A postage-stamp..issued and cancelled by the postmaster of..Antigua.
b. Printing. Suppress (text, a page, leaf, etc.) after it has been set up or printed off. M18.
fig. Render void (an obligation, promise, etc.). Also foll. by out. LME.
C. Thirlwall All debts were to be cancelled.
gen. Obliterate, abolish; countermand, revoke an order or arrangements for; put an end to. Also (rare) with off. M16.
Milton Canceld from Heav'n and sacred memorie, Nameless in dark oblivion let them dwell. J. Galsworthy He had just cancelled their trusteeships of his will. E. Hemingway It would be too wet and..the bull-baiting..would be cancelled.
Math. Strike out (the same factor) from the numerator and denominator, from both sides of an equation, etc. L16.
Neutralize, counterbalance, make up for. Freq. with out. M17.
Dryden With publick Zeal to cancel private Crimes. J. Stallworthy Credit And debit columns cancelled themselves out.
Music. Mark a return to natural pitch after (a sharp or flat). US. M19.
II. verb intrans.
Become void or null. rare. Only in M17.
Neutralize or counterbalance each Other; be equal and opposite. Freq. with out. E20.
Listener The personal preferences of your contributors are..likely to cancel out.
cancellable adjective (earlier in UNCANCELLABLE) L17.
canceller noun E17.
cancelment noun (rare) cancellation E17.

swallow-tailed (iou)



swallow-tailed adjective. L17.
[from SWALLOWTAIL + -ED2.]
Having a swallowtail; (having a part) in the form of a swallow's tail.
swallow-tailed butterfly = SWALLOWTAIL 3(a). swallow-tailed moth a moth having an elongated outgrowth on each hindwing, esp. the pale-coloured geometrid Ourapteryx sambucaria. swallow-tailed duck the long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis. swallow-tailed flycatcher = scissor-tail s.v. SCISSORS noun pl. swallow-tailed kite a fork-tailed American kite, Elanoides forficatus.