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Webster 1913 Edition
Charactery
Char′ac-ter-y
,Noun.
1.
The art or means of characterizing; a system of signs or characters; symbolism; distinctive mark.
Fairies use flowers for their
charactery
. Shakespeare
2.
That which is charactered; the meaning.
[Obs.]
I will construe to thee
All the
All the
charactery
of my sad brows. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Charactery
CHARACTERY
,Noun.