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16. Among farriers.

Charge is a preparation, or a sort of ointment, or
siftence of a thick decoction, which is applied to the
cloaths, inflamations, and sprans of horSES.

A charge is of a middle nature, between an ointment and
a plaifter, or between a plaifter and a cataplaſm.

Farrier's DicL

17. In heraldry.

The charge is that which is born upon the colour, except
it be a coat divided only by partition.

Peacham.

CHARGEABLE. adj. [from charge.]

1. Expensive; costly.

Divers bulwarks were demolished upon the sea-coasts, in
peace chargeable, and little serviceable in war.

Hayward.

Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought, but wrought
with labour and travel night and day, that we might not be
charged to any of you.

2 Theſſ. iii. 9.

There was another accident of the fame nature on the Sicilian side, much more pleafant, but leſs chargeable; for it cost nothing but wit.

Wotton.

Confidering the chargeable methods of their education, their
numerous ilſue, and ſmall income, it is next to a miracle, that
no more of their children ſhould want.

Atterbury.

2. Imputable, as a debt or crime.

Nothing can be a reaſonable ground of deſpising a man,
but ſome fault or other chargeable upon him.

South.

3. Subject to charge or accuſation; accuſable.

Your papers would be chargeable with ſomething worſe
than indelicacy; they would be immoral.

Spectator.

CHA'RGEABLENESS. n. f. [from chargeable.] Expence; cost;
coſtlineſs.

That which moſt deters me from ſuch trials, is not their
chargeable, but their unſaſtisfaſtorineſs, though they ſhould
ſucceed.

Boyle.

CHA'RGEABLY. adv. [from chargeable.] Expenſively; at great

He procured it not with his money, but by his wifdom;
not chargeably bought by him, but liberally given by others
by his means.

Aſcham.

CHA'RGER. n. f. [from charge.] A large diſh.

All the tributes land and ſea affords,

Heap'd in great chargers, load our ſumptuous boards.

Denham.

biphop An-
ed; By a

CHARITABE.

1. Kindly; lit.

2. Benevolently.

Nothing w
injuries chari-
ties.

'Tis beſt

And charita

CHARITY. n.

1. Tenderneſs ;

Founded i

Relations

Of father

2. Goodwill ;

My error
and ſuch as
others may

3. The theolo

Concern

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