Webster's Dictionary 1913

2755

Charles's Wain

Charles's Wain (?). [Charles + wain; cf. AS. Carles w�n (for wægn), Sw. karlvagnen, Dan. karlsvogn. See Churl, and Wain.] (Astron.) The group of seven stars, commonly called the...

2756

Charlie

Char″lie (?), n. 1. A familiar nickname or substitute for Charles.2. A night watchman; — an old name.3. A short, pointed beard, like that worn by Charles I.4. As a proper name, ...

2757

Charlock

Char″lock (?), n. [AS. cerlic; the latter part perh. fr. AS. leác leek. Cf. Hemlock.] (Bot.) A cruciferous plant (Brassica sinapistrum) with yellow flowers; wild mustard. It is ...

2758

Charlotte

Char″lotte (?), n. A kind of pie or pudding made by lining a dish with slices of bread, and filling it with bread soaked in milk, and baked.Charlotte Russe (�), or‖Charlotte à l...

2759

Charm

Charm (chärm), n. [F. charme, fr. L. carmen song, verse, incantation, for casmen, akin to Skr. çasman, çasā, a laudatory song, from a root signifying to praise, to sing.] 1. A m...

2760

Charm (2)

Charm, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Charmed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Charming.] [Cf. F. charmer. See Charm, n.] 1. To make music upon; to tune.Here we our slender pipes may safely charm.Spense...

2761

Charm (3)

Charm, v. i. 1. To use magic arts or occult power; to make use of charms.The voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.Ps. lviii. 5.2. To act as, or produce the effect of, a c...

2762

Charmel

‖Char″mel (?), n. A fruitful field.Libanus shall be turned into charmel, and charmel shall be esteemed as a forest.Isa. xxix. 17 (Douay version).

2763

Charmer

Charm″er (?), n. 1. One who charms, or has power to charm; one who uses the power of enchantment; a magician. Deut. xviii. 11.2. One who delights and attracts the affections.

2764

Charmeress

Charm″er‐ess (?), n. An enchantress. Chaucer.

2765

Charmful

Charm″ful (?), a. Abounding with charms. “His charmful lyre.” Cowley.

2766

Charming

Charm″ing, a. Pleasing the mind or senses in a high degree; delighting; fascinating; attractive.How charming is divine philosophy.Milton.Syn. - Enchanting; bewitching; captivati...

2767

Charmless

Charm″less, a. Destitute of charms. Swift.

2768

Charneco

{ Char″ne‐co, Char″ni‐co (?) }, n. A sort of sweet wine. Shak.

2769

Charnel

Char″nel (?), a. [F. charnel carnal, fleshly, fr. L. carnalis. See Carnal.] Containing the bodies of the dead. “Charnel vaults.” Milton.Charnel house, a tomb, vault, cemetery, o...

2770

Charnel (2)

Char″nel, n. A charnel house; a grave; a cemetery.In their proud charnel of Thermopylæ.Byron.

2771

Charon

Cha″ron (?), n.(Cless. Myth.) The son of Erebus and Nox, whose office it was to ferry the souls of the dead over the Styx, a river of the infernal regions. Shak.

2772

Charpie

‖Char″pie (?), n. [F., properly fem. p. p. of OF. charpir, carpir, to pluck, fr. L. carpere. Cf. Carpet.] (Med.) Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth; — used ...

2773

Charqui

‖Char″qui (?), n. Jerked beef; beef cut into long strips and dried in the wind and sun. Darwin.

2774

Charr (2)

Charr (?), n. See 1st Char.

2775

Charras

‖Char″ras (?), n. The gum resin of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). Same as Churrus. Balfour.

2776

Charre

Charre (?), n. [LL. charrus a certain weight.] See Charge, n., 17.

2777

Charry

Char″ry (?), a. [See 6th Char.] Pertaining to charcoal, or partaking of its qualities.

2778

Chart

Chart (?), n. [A doublet of card: cf. F. charte charter, carte card. See Card, and cf. Charter.] 1. A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited,...

2779

Chart (2)

Chart, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Charted.] To lay down in a chart; to map; to delineate; as, to chart a coast.

2780

Charta

‖Char″ta (?), n. [L., leaf of paper. See Chart.] (Law) (a) Material on which instruments, books, etc., are written; parchment or paper. (b) A charter or deed; a writing by which...

2781

Chartaceous

Char‐ta″ceous (?), a. [L. chartaceus. See Charta.] Resembling paper or parchment; of paper-like texture; papery.