Read full poem →Ladies -- with parasols --
Sauntering Gentlemen -- with Canes --
And little Girls -- with Dolls --
Dictionary Entry
A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof
In a Sentence
“The garden was lined with tall canes that swayed gently in the breeze.”
Origin
From Old French ‘cane’ and Latin ‘canna’, meaning reed.
Common Phrases
. canesvenatici canescanes candycanes sugarcanes twocanes bamboo
Poetry examples for “canes”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Came the cake-walk princes in their long red coats,
Canes with a brilliant lacquer shine,
And tall silk hats that were red as wine.