canfield

¹

[ kan-feeld ]

noun

, Cards.

1. a game of solitaire often adapted to gambling purposes.

Canfield

²

[ kan-feeld ]

noun

1. Dorothy. Fisher, Dorothy Canfield.

canfield

/ ˈkænˌfiːld /

noun

1. cards a gambling game adapted from a type of patience

Word History and Origins

Origin of canfield¹

1910–15; named after R. A. Canfield (1855–1914), American gambler, inventor of the game

Word History and Origins

Origin of canfield¹

C20: named after R. A. Canfield (1855–1914), US gambler

Example Sentences

The East Canfield Village neighborhood of Detroit is not the most likely place to encounter a monumental sculpture of an African crown glittering with gold lowrider paint and soaring high into the trees.

From New York Times

Weber’s sculpture, “New Forest, Ancient Thrones,” in the newly designed East Canfield Art Park, was unveiled May 18 in a procession led by West African drummers.

From New York Times

Those include two of this year’s Tony nominees — Jeremy Strong, who played Kendall Roy on “Succession,” is nominated for “An Enemy of the People,” and Juliana Canfield, who played Kendall’s assistant, Jess, is nominated for “Stereophonic.”

From New York Times

For a wet-room shower in a house on Canfield Island, in Connecticut, the designers at New York-based interiors firm Jesse Parris-Lamb used subway tile but chose ceramics from Waterworks with a handmade appeal and subtle color variation.

From Seattle Times

On Tony night, for the best featured actress in a play award, she’s up against her co-star Juliana Canfield, Quincy Tyler Bernstine from “Doubt: A Parable,” Celia Keenan-Bolger in “Mother Play” and Kara Young from “Purlie Victorious.”

From Seattle Times