Tilted, sloped, or set at an angle; beveled or leaning to one side.
Past participle of 'cant,' from Middle Dutch 'kanten' meaning 'to tilt' or 'to edge.' It entered English through trade and construction vocabulary in maritime contexts.
When a ship is 'canted' to one side, it's the source of the word 'list'—and this same tilting motion is why a 'cant' in carpentry means angled cut, and why someone's 'cant' (insincere talk) is seen as off-kilter or dishonest!
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