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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Chăr'i-ty-schōōl, n.p. 219A school maintained by voluntary contributions for educating poor children.
  2. 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…
  3. Chärk, v. t.p. 219To burn to a coal; to char. [Obs.] See CHAR.
  4. Chär'/la-tan, n.p. 219One who prates much in his own favor, and makes unwarrantable pretensions; a quack; an empiric; a mountebank. Butler.
  5. Chăr'la-tān'ic-al, a.p. 219Making undue pretensions; quackish. “A charlatanical doctor.” Cowley.
  6. Chār`la-tan'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 219After the manner of a charlatan.
  7. Chār'la-tan-ism, n.p. 219Quackery; charlatanry.
  8. Chār'la-tan-ry, n.p. 219Undue pretensions to skill; quackery; wheedling; empiricism.
  9. Chārles’s Wāinp. 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.
  10. Chār'lock, n.p. 219(Bot.) A plant of the mustard family (Sinapis arvensis), which springs up as a weed in wheat-fields. Loudon.
  11. Chär'lotte-Russe, n.p. 219(Cookery.) A dish composed of custard or whipped syllabub, inclosed in a kind of sponge cake. Thackeray.
  12. 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…
  13. 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…
  14. Chärm, v. i.p. 219To produce the effect of a charm; to act as a charm; to please greatly.
  15. 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.
  16. Chärm'er-ess, n.p. 219An enchantress. Chaucer.
  17. Chärm'ful, a.p. 219Abounding with charms. “His charmful lyre.” Cowley.
  18. 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…
  19. Chärm'ing-ly, adv.p. 219In a charming manner; delightfully.
  20. Chärm'ing-ness, n.p. 219The power to charm.
  21. Chärm'less, a.p. 219Destitute of charms. Swift.
  22. Chär'ne-co, n.p. 219A sort of sweet wine. Shak.
  23. Chär'nel, a.p. 219Containing the bodies of deceased carcasses. “Charnel vaults.” Milton.
  24. Chär'nel, n.p. 219A charnel-house. “Charnels and the house of woe.” Warton.
  25. Chär'nel-house, n.p. 219A place under or near a church, where the bones of the dead are deposited.
  26. 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.
  27. Chär'pie, n.p. 219Lint for dressing wounds, ulcers, &c. Dunglison.
  28. 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.
  29. Chäir, n.p. 219See CHAR.
  30. Chärre, n.p. 219An old weight of lead. See CHARGE.
  31. Chär'ry, a.p. 219Pertaining to charcoal; like charcoal, or partaking of its qualities.
  32. 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…
  33. Chärt, v. t.p. 219To lay down in a chart; to map; as, to chart a coast.
  34. 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.
  35. Char-tä'ceous, a.p. 219Resembling paper or parchment; of paper-like texture; papery.
  36. Chärte, n.p. 219The constitution or fundamental law of the French monarchy, as established on the restoration of Louis XVIII., in 1814. Brande.
  37. Chär'ter, n.p. 219(O. Eng. Law.) A written evidence in due form of things done between man and man; a deed, or conveyance. 2. An instrument in writing, from the king or other sovereign power, or from the legislature…
  38. Chär'ter, v. t.p. 219To establish by charter. Speculations respecting the sufficiency of chartered rights. Palfrey. 2. To hire or let by charter, as a ship. See CHARTER-PARTY.
  39. Chär'tered, a.p. 219Enjoying a privilege, liberty, or license. “A chartered libertine.” Shak.
  40. Chär'ter-er, n.p. 219(Com.) One who hires a ship for a voyage. Simmonds.
  41. Chär'ter-ist, n.p. 219An advocate of chartism; a chartist.
  42. Chär'ter-länd, n.p. 219(Law.) Land held by charter, or in socage. Cole.
  43. Chär'ter-pär'ty, n.p. 219(Com.) An agreement in writing respecting the hire of the whole or a part of a vessel, made between the owner or master and the freighter on a determined voyage, and under certain specified…
  44. Chärt'ism, n.p. 219The principle of a political party in England who desire universal suffrage, the vote by ballot, annual parliaments, equal electoral districts, and other radical reforms, as set forth in a document…
  45. Chärt'ist, n.p. 219One who advocates the doctrines of the People's Charter; a supporter or partisan of chartism. [Eng.]
  46. Chärt'less, a.p. 219Without a chart; not delineated on paper; as, the chartless main. Barlow.
  47. Char-tŏg'ra-phy, n.p. 219See CARTOGRAPHY.
  48. Char-tōm'e-ter, n.p. 219An instrument for measuring charts or maps. Ogilvie.
  49. Chartreuse, n.p. 219A celebrated monastery of the Carthusians, in France.
  50. Chartreux, n.p. 219A Carthusian monk.
  51. Chärt'ū-la-ry, n.p. 219See CARTULARY.
  52. Châr'-wom-an, n.p. 219A woman hired for odd work or for single days.
  53. Châr'y, a.p. 219Not inclined to be free or liberal; close; cautious;—used with of. His rising reputation made him more chary of his fame. Jeffrey.
  54. Chās'a-ble, a.p. 219Capable of being chased; fit for the chase. Gower.
  55. Chāse, v. t.p. 219To pursue for the purpose of taking, as an enemy, or game; to hunt. We are those who chased you from the field. Shak. 2. To urge onward; to compel to depart; to drive; to persecute;—often with away…
  56. Chāse, v. t.p. 219To set in ornamental work, as that of a jeweler; to engrave, as plate, with decorative figures.
  57. Chāse, n.p. 219Vehement pursuit for the purpose of capturing or obtaining; hunting, as of an enemy, or game, or some object greatly desired. “You see this chase is hotly followed.” Shak. “Mad chase of fame.”…
  58. Chāse'-gŭn, n.p. 220(Naut.) A gun placed at the bow or stern of a vessel, used in chasing an enemy, or in defending a ship when chased. Totten.
  59. Chāse'-pōrt, n.p. 220(Naut.) A gun-port of a ship at the bow or stern, used in chasing or being chased.
  60. Chās'er, n.p. 220One who chases; a pursuer; a driver; a hunter. 2. (Naut.) A gun at the head and stern of a vessel, for firing when in chase. Brande. 3. An enchaser. See ENCHASE. 4. (Mech.) A hand tool of steel, with…