2. Adjective. Burnt, carbonized. ¹
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Definition of Charred
1. char [v] - See also: char
Lexicographical Neighbors of Charred
Literary usage of Charred
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [1807-1868/69] by Great Britain, George Kettilby Rickards (1816)
"... that not with Coal or other Fuel than Turf not charred, ... Turf not charred,
give Notice of fuch his Intention to the Com- with Turf only not charred, ..."
2. Industrial Engineering: A Handbook of Useful Information for Managers by William Miller Barr (1918)
"Raw bone is not used, neither is prussiate of potash; but cyanide of potassium
works satisfactorily; charred bone produces a nicely colored surface, ..."
3. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art. by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Wm Ripley Nichols, Charles R Cross (1866)
"It is charred, a circumstance which is explained by the quantity of crystallized
sulphate of copper and of metallic copper in ..."
4. Alaska by Edward Henry Harriman (1901)
"These were examined by Dr. Merriam who found in them charred human bones and teeth.
... INDIAN DEAD HOUSES CONTAINING charred HUMAN BONES, TAKU HARBOR. ..."
5. Troy and Its Remains: A Narrative of Researches and Discoveries Made on the by Heinrich Schliemann (1875)
"... but with some curious forms — Idols of Athena — Articles of copper — Few
stones — charred remains indicating wooden buildings — Stone weights, ..."
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