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: having the angles or exterior corners provided or decorated with projecting members (such as moldings or small columns) a cantoned pier

: having the angles or exterior corners provided or decorated with projecting members (such as moldings or small columns) a cantoned pier

2 : having the angles or exterior corners provided or decorated with projecting members (such as moldings or small columns) a cantoned pier

: having a charge in each of the four cantons or angular spaces between the branches a cross cantoned with four martlets

: having a charge in each of the four cantons or angular spaces between the branches a cross cantoned with four martlets

1 of a heraldic cross : having a charge in each of the four cantons or angular spaces between the branches a cross cantoned with four martlets

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