Charactery

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Charactery \Char"ac*ter*y\, n.
     1. The art or means of characterizing; a system of signs or
        characters; symbolism; distinctive mark.
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              Fairies use flowers for their charactery. --Shak.


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     2. That which is charactered; the meaning. [Obs.]
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              I will construe to thee
              All the charactery of my sad brows.   --Shak.
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