A small cane or walking stick, or possibly a variant spelling of cangenet as a light decorative item.
Possibly a diminutive or variant form combining 'cane' with a French or English suffix. The exact etymology is uncertain and this word appears rarely in historical texts.
Some words in English dictionaries are so obscure that even scholars aren't entirely sure about their origins or meanings. 'Cangenet' is one of those mysterious terms that appears in old dictionaries but seems to have vanished from actual usage!
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