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Definition of Char

Char
Char Char, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Charred; p. pr. & vb. n. Charring.] [Prob. the same word as char to perform (see Char, n.), the modern use coming from charcoal, prop. coal-turned, turned to coal.] 1. To reduce to coal or carbon by exposure to heat; to reduce to charcoal; to burn to a cinder. 2. To burn slightly or partially; as, to char wood.
Char
Char Char, Charr Charr, n. [Ir. cear, Gael. ceara, lit., red, blood-colored, fr. cear blood. So named from its red belly.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus, allied to the spotted trout and salmon, inhabiting deep lakes in mountainous regions in Europe. In the United States, the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is sometimes called a char.
Char
Char Char, n. [F.] A car; a chariot. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Char Char, n. [OE. cherr, char a turning, time, work, AS. cerr, cyrr, turn, occasion, business, fr. cerran, cyrran, to turn; akin to OS. k["e]rian, OHG. ch["e]ran, G. kehren. Cf. Chore, Ajar.] Work done by the day; a single job, or task; a chore. [Written also chare.] [Eng.] When thou hast done this chare, I give thee leave To play till doomsday. --Shak.
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Char Char, Chare Chare, v. t. [See 3d Char.] 1. To perform; to do; to finish. [Obs.] --Nores. Thet char is chared, as the good wife said when she had hanged her husband. --Old Proverb. 2. To work or hew, as stone. --Oxf. Gloss.
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Char Char, Chare Chare, v. i. To work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant; to do small jobs.

Meaning of Char from wikipedia

- up Char or char in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Char may refer to: Char Fontane, American actress Char Margolis, American spiritualist René Char (1907–1988)...
- Char Dham v t e Puri Rameswaram Dwarka Badrinath The Char Dham (Hindi: चारधाम, romanized: Cārdhām transl. the four abodes), or the Chatur Dhama (Sanskrit:...
- The Arctic char or Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) is a cold-water fish in the family Salmonidae, native to alpine lakes, as well as Arctic and subarctic...
- Charring is a chemical process of incomplete combustion of certain solids when subjected to high heat. Heat distillation removes water vapour and volatile...
- Char siu (Chinese: 叉燒; Cantonese Yale: chāsīu) is a Cantonese-style barbecued pork. Originating in Guangdong, it is eaten with rice, used as an ingredient...
- Char Dil Char Rahen (English title: Four Hearts, Four Roads) is a 1959 Hindi film directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, and starring two big stars of the era...
- Look up Charly in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Charly may refer to: Charly (name) Charly-sur-Marne, in the Aisne department Charly, Cher, in the Cher...
- Char kway teow (sometimes also spelled as char kuey teow, Chinese: 炒粿條; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhá-kóe-tiâu) is a stir-fried rice noodle dish from Maritime Southeast...
- The Char B1 was a French heavy tank manufactured before World War II. The Char B1 was a specialised break-through vehicle, originally conceived as a self-propelled...
- Look up char in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Char is the solid material that remains after light gases (e.g. coal gas) and tar have been driven out...