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English
Etymology
character + -y or + -ery.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkæɹ.ək.təɹ.i/, /ˈkæɹ.ək.tɹi/, (archaic) /kəˈɹæk.təɹ.i/
- Rhymes: -æktəɹi
Noun
charactery (countable and uncountable, plural characteries)
- (obsolete) The art or means of characterizing; a system of signs or characters; symbolism; distinctive mark.
c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Fairies use flowers for their charactery.
- (obsolete) That which is charactered; the meaning.
1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :I will construe to thee
All the charactery of my sad brows.