The operation of striking out common factors, in both
the dividend and divisor.
The act, process, or result of canceling; as, the
cansellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
1. Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd. [Obs.] Inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars. Pope. Speak no foul or dishonest words before them [the women]. Sir T. North. 2...