Defn: A sort of sweet wine. [Obs.] Shak.
CHARNEL
Char"nel, a. Etym: [F. charnel carnal, fleshly, fr. L. carnalis. See
Carnal.]
Defn: Containing the bodies of the dead. "Charnel vaults." Milton. Charnel house, a tomb, vault, cemetery, or other place where the bones of the dead are deposited; originally, a place for the bones thrown up when digging new graves in old burial grounds.
CHARNEL
Char"nel, n.
Defn: A charnel house; a grave; a cemetery.
In their proud charnel of Thermopylæ. Byron.
CHARON
Cha"ron, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Cless. Myth.)
Defn: The son of Erebus and Nox, whose office it was to ferry the souls of the dead over the Styx, a river of the infernal regions. Shak.
CHARPIE Char"pie, n. Etym: [F., properly fem. p. p. of OF. charpir, carpir, to pluck, fr. L. carpere. Cf. Carpet.] (Med.)
Defn: Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth; — used for surgical dressings.
CHARQUI
Char"qui, n. Etym: [Sp. A term used in South America, Central
America, and the Western United States.]