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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Chär'fron, n. p. 218See CHAMFRON.Chär'ge, n. p. 218The load or burden which is laid upon a person or thing. [Obs.] “Asses of great charge.” Shak. 2. The person or thing committed or intrusted to the care, custody, or management of another; a trust…Chärge, v. t. p. 218To lay on or impose, as a load or burden. 2. To lay on or impose, as a task, duty, or trust; — followed by with. He never seemed to charge his memory or to trouble his thoughts with a sense of any of…Chärge, v. i. p. 218To make an onset; as, to charge with fixed bayonets. Like your heroes of antiquity, he charges in iron. Glanville. Could death charge through such a shining shield? Young.Chärge'a-ble, a. p. 218Capable of being charged, laid, imposed, or imputed; as, a duty chargeable on iron; a fault chargeable on a man. 2. Subject to be charged or accused; as, revenues chargeable with a claim; a man…Chärge'a-ble-ness, n. p. 218The quality of being expensive; cost. Whitlock.Chärge'a-bly, adv. p. 218At great cost; expensively.Chargé d'Affaires, n. p. 218A diplomatic representative, or minister of an inferior grade, at a foreign court, to whose care are confided the affairs of his nation; a minister of the fourth grade. Kent. Wheaton.Chärge'ful, a. p. 218Creating expense; costly. [Obs.] “The chargeful fashion.” Shak.Chärge'-house, n. p. 218A school-house. [Obs.] 2. A free school. [Obs.] Shak.Chärge'less, a. p. 218Not expensive; free from expense.Chär'ger, n. p. 218One who, or that which, charges. 2. A large dish. [Obs.] Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. Matt. xiv. 8. 3. A horse used in battle. And furious every charger neighed. Campbell. 4. (Scots…Chär-ge'ship, n. p. 218The office of a chargé d'affaires.Châr'i-ly, adv. p. 218In a careful, wary, or frugal manner. What paper do you take up so charily? Shak.Châr'i-ness, n. p. 218The quality of being chary, or cautious; care; nicety. Shak.Chăr'i-ot, n. p. 218(Antiq.) A war car or vehicle. First moved the chariots, after whom the foot. Cowper. 2. A four-wheeled pleasure or state carriage, having one seat. Shak.Chär'i-ot, v. t. p. 218To convey in a chariot.Chär'i-ot-ee', n. p. 218A four-wheeled pleasure carriage with two seats.Chär'i-ot-eer', n. p. 218The person who drives or conducts a chariot. Addison.Chär'i-ot-măn, n. p. 218The driver of a chariot.Chā'rism, n. p. 218(Eccl.) An extraordinary gift or talent bestowed upon the early Christians, as of tongues, healing, &c. J. E. Ryland.Chăr'i-ta-ble, a. p. 218Full of love and good will; benevolent; kind. Be thy intents wicked or charitable, . . . . . . I will speak to thee. Shak. 2. Liberal in benefactions to the poor, and in relieving them in distress…Chār'i-ta-ble-ness, n. p. 219The quality of being charitable; the exercise of charity.Chār'i-ta-bly, adv. p. 219In a charitable manner; kindly; liberally.Chăr'i-ty, n. p. 219That disposition of heart which inclines men to think favorably of their fellow men, and to do them good; love; benevolence; good-will. Now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest…Chăr'i-ty-schōōl, n. p. 219A school maintained by voluntary contributions for educating poor children.Chä-rĭ-va-rĭ, n. p. 219A mock serenade of discordant music, kettles, tin horns, &c., designed to annoy and insult. ☞ It was at first directed against widows who married a second time, at an advanced age, but is now…Chärk, v. t. p. 219To burn to a coal; to char. [Obs.] See CHAR.Chär'/la-tan, n. p. 219One who prates much in his own favor, and makes unwarrantable pretensions; a quack; an empiric; a mountebank. Butler.Chăr'la-tān'ic-al, a. p. 219Making undue pretensions; quackish. “A charlatanical doctor.” Cowley.Chār`la-tan'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 219After the manner of a charlatan.Chār'la-tan-ism, n. p. 219Quackery; charlatanry.Chār'la-tan-ry, n. p. 219Undue pretensions to skill; quackery; wheedling; empiricism.Chārles’s Wāin p. 219(Astron.) The cluster of seven stars, commonly called the Dipper, in the constellation Ursa Major, or the Great Bear. ☞ The name is also sometimes applied to the constellation Ursa Minor.Chār'lock, n. p. 219(Bot.) A plant of the mustard family (Sinapis arvensis), which springs up as a weed in wheat-fields. Loudon.Chär'lotte-Russe, n. p. 219(Cookery.) A dish composed of custard or whipped syllabub, inclosed in a kind of sponge cake. Thackeray.Chārm, n. p. 219A magic spell; a sentence or combination of characters supposed to exert supernatural powers. “My high charms work.” Shak. 2. Any thing worn for its supposed efficacy on the wearer, in averting ill…Chärm, v. t. p. 219To subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence. “No witchcraft charm thee.” Shak. 2. To subdue or soothe by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay. Music…Chärm, v. i. p. 219To produce the effect of a charm; to act as a charm; to please greatly.Chärm'er, n. p. 219One who charms, or has power to charm; one that uses or has the power of enchantment; a magician. Deut. xviii. 11. 2. One who delights and attracts the affections.Chärm'er-ess, n. p. 219An enchantress. Chaucer.Chärm'ful, a. p. 219Abounding with charms. “His charmful lyre.” Cowley.Chärm'ing, p. a. p. 219Pleasing in the highest degree; delighting. “How charming is divine philosophy.” Milton. Syn.—Enchanting; bewitching; captivating; enrapturing; alluring; fascinating; delightful; pleasurable…Chärm'ing-ly, adv. p. 219In a charming manner; delightfully.Chärm'ing-ness, n. p. 219The power to charm.Chärm'less, a. p. 219Destitute of charms. Swift.Chär'ne-co, n. p. 219A sort of sweet wine. Shak.Chär'nel, a. p. 219Containing the bodies of deceased carcasses. “Charnel vaults.” Milton.Chär'nel, n. p. 219A charnel-house. “Charnels and the house of woe.” Warton.Chär'nel-house, n. p. 219A place under or near a church, where the bones of the dead are deposited.Chä'ron, n. p. 219(Myth.) The son of Erebus and Nox, whose office it was to ferry the souls of the deceased over the Styx, a river of the infernal regions.Chär'pie, n. p. 219Lint for dressing wounds, ulcers, &c. Dunglison.Chär'qui, n. p. 219A term in South America which gave rise to the expression jerked beef; i. e., beef cut into long strips and dried in the wind and sun.Chäir, n. p. 219See CHAR.Chärre, n. p. 219An old weight of lead. See CHARGE.Chär'ry, a. p. 219Pertaining to charcoal; like charcoal, or partaking of its qualities.Chärt, n. p. 219A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, especially when arranged methodically, or in tabular form; as, an historical chart. 2. A hydrographic or marine map; a…Chärt, v. t. p. 219To lay down in a chart; to map; as, to chart a coast.Chär'tä, n. p. 219(Law.) (a.) The material on which instruments, books, and the like, are written; paper. (b.) A charter or deed; a writing by which a grant is made. Burrill.Char-tä'ceous, a. p. 219Resembling paper or parchment; of paper-like texture; papery.