Helen Fenton

Charlatan: Definition and part of speech

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Charlatan

  1. n. One who prates much in his own favor, and makes unwarrantable pretensions; a quack; an impostor; an empiric; a mountebank.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Charactery: Definition and part of speech

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Charactery

  1. n. That which is charactered; the meaning.
  2. n. The art or means of characterizing; a system of signs or characters; symbolism; distinctive mark.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Charade: Definition and part of speech

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Charade

  1. n. A verbal or acted enigma based upon a word which has two or more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or representations.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Charbon: Definition and part of speech

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Charbon

  1. n. A very contagious and fatal disease of sheep, horses, and cattle. See Maligmant pustule.
  2. n. A small black spot or mark remaining in the cavity of the corner tooth of a horse after the large spot or mark has become obliterated.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Charcoal: Definition and part of speech

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Charcoal

  1. v. t. Finely prepared charcoal in small sticks, used as a drawing implement.
  2. v. t. Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It is used for fuel and in various mechanical, artistic, and chemical processes.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Chard: Definition and part of speech

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Chard

  1. n. A variety of the white beet, which produces large, succulent leaves and leafstalks.
  2. n. The tender leaves or leafstalks of the artichoke, white beet, etc., blanched for table use.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.