Character

kar'ak-tfir, n. a letter, sign, or figure the peculiar qualities of a person or thing: a description of the qualities of a person or thing a person with his peculiar qualities. [Fr. caractlre~L. character — Gr. charaktlr, from charo o, to cut, engrave.] mOte mQte mOTn ihtn. 80 IMG:page-080.webp:Page 80 \ Characterise Characterise kar'ak-tir-Tz, v.t. to give a character to to describe by peculiar qualities to distinguish or designate,—«. OharacterlBa'tlon. [Gr. ckarakUrizSTi Characteristic, kar-ak-ter-is'tik, Characterlstioal, kar-alc-tfer-is'tik-al, adj. marking or constituting the peculiar nature. —Characteristic, w.that which marks or constitutes the character. —adv. Character is tically. [Gr.) Charade, shar-ad' or -ad', a species of riddle, the subject of which is a word proposed for solution from an enigmatical description of its several syllables and of the whole the charade often acted. [Fr. ety. dub.) Charcoal, char'kol, «. coal made by charring or burning wood under turf. Charge, charj, v to lay on or load: to impose or intrust to fall upon or attack to put to the account of to impute to: to command: to exhort. v.t. to make an onset. n that which laid on cost or price the load of powder, . for a gun attack or onset care, custody the object of care command exhortation accusation. [Fr. charger— Low L carr i care, to load — L. carr us a wagon. See Car, Cargo.)