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


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


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


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


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, esp. when the information is arranged in tabular form;
as, an historical chart.


2. A map; esp., a hydrographic or marine
map; a map on which is projected a portion of water and the land
which it surrounds, or by which it is surrounded, intended
especially for the use of seamen; as, the United States Coast
Survey charts; the English Admiralty
charts.


3. A written deed; a charter.


Globular chart, a chart constructed on a
globular projection.


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