characteryn.

Brit.

/ˈkarᵻkt(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈkɛrəkt(ə)ri/,

/kəˈrækt(ə)ri/

Forms: 1500s–1600s characterie, 1500s– charactery, 1600s charractery, 1800s charactry.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: character n., -y suffix³.

Etymology: < character n. + -y suffix³; compare -ery suffix.

a. = shorthand n. 1. Cf. character n. 3c. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > system of writing > shorthand > [noun]

ciphers1541

charactery1588

brachygraphy1590

stenography1602

characters1616

short-writing1620

shorthand1636

tachygraphy1641

steno1946

1588 T. Bright (title) Characterie, an Arte of Short, Swifte, and Secrete Writing.

1591 H. Smith (title) The Examination of Vsvry, in two Sermons. Taken by Characterie, and after examined.

1650 T. Shelton Zeiglographia (new ed.) To Rdr. sig. A3 It surpasseth all former wayes of Charactery.

1672 W. Facy (title) The complement of stenography. Or, The power of the pen displayed, in a new art of charactery.

1888 W. C. Hazlitt Schools, School-bks., & Schoolmasters xi. 177 Charactery, or the art of shorthand, was introduced into the Nonconformist schools as a taught subject for the sake of enabling youths or others to take notes of sermons and lectures.

1911 W. J. Carlton Timothe Bright iv. 67 Dr. Gibson claimed to have been, in 1883, the discoverer of Skinner's letter—or, at all events, of the specimen of charactery which accompanied it.

2010 A. Hunt Art of Hearing iii. 145 Bright's charactery is greatly inferior to the shorthand systems that superseded it.

b. Expression of thought by symbols or characters; such characters or symbols collectively; a writing system. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > symbolizing > [noun]

representation1483

charactery1593

characterism1594

symbolization1603

symbolism1653

symbology1840

embleming1841

symbolling1842

iconology1849

typism1850

symbolizing1887

society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > symbolizing > [noun] > a symbol > collectively

charactery1593

symbolism1653

notation1819

symbol1856

1593 J. Eliot Ortho-epia Gallica To Rdr. sig. B^v Iames Pelletier,..and Peter Ramus..inuented many new letters for the reducing of their mother tongue the French, into a more easie and true characterie.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) ii. i. 307 I will construe to thee, All the Charractery of my sad browes.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) v. v. 72 Fairies vse Flowres for their characterie .

1797 Monthly Rev. 24 App. 526 Those who by a culture of the senses attain to a vivid and distinct charactery of imagination, and who always think in metaphors.

1818 J. Keats Endymion iii. 141 Nor mark'd with any sign or charactery.

a1821 J. Keats When I have Fears in Life, Lett. & Literary Remains (1848) II. 293 Before high piled books, in charact'ry, Hold like rich garners the full-ripen'd grain.

1826 M. W. Shelley Last Man I. ix. 193 But Adrian read with uncertain aim the charactery of her face.

1872 R. Browning Fifine cxxiii. 65 Far better..Through rude charactery, than..That lettering of your scribes!

1948 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 68 45/1 No doubt the attempt in the end will be to reduce the complicated [Japanese] system of charactery to romanization.

2008 M. A. K. Halliday in J. J. Webster Meaning in Context 12 Once you are reasonably fluent in the language, the charactery is not a formidable problem.

2. The writing of character sketches; delineation of character, characterization. Also: an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [noun] > outlining or sketching > character sketch or delineation of character

ethopoeia1555

charactery1608

character1645

characterizing1702

character sketch1842

1608 Bp. J. Hall Characters Vertues & Vices Premonit. sig. A5 Drawing out the true lineaments of euery vertue and vice,..which Art they significantly termed Charactery.

a1704 J. Gother (1750) (title) A papist mis-represented and represented, or, A two-fold charactery of Popery.

1859 L. A. Wilmer Our Press Gang iv. 76 There is nothing preternatural or superhuman in the old blind man's charactery of his diabolical hero.

1926 E. A. Baker Hist. Eng. Novel IX. ii. 89 Affectionate studies of the farmer and labourer,..which are often charming examples of charactery.

1933 H. Osborne (title) A mirror of charactery; a selection of characters as depicted by English writers from Chaucer to the present day.

1979 Stud. Philol. 76 33 The Character writer paints portraits which speak to us. This poetics of the speaking picture is admirably suited to the affective charactery which Hall found in Proverbs.

2000 D. A. Miller Epic Hero iii. 163 (heading) A charactery of the quest hero.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	charactery
释义	characteryn. Brit. /ˈkarᵻkt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈkɛrəkt(ə)ri/, /kəˈrækt(ə)ri/ Forms: 1500s–1600s characterie, 1500s– charactery, 1600s charractery, 1800s charactry. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: character n., -y suffix³. Etymology: < character n. + -y suffix³; compare -ery suffix. 1. a. = shorthand n. 1. Cf. character n. 3c. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > system of writing > shorthand > [noun] ciphers1541 charactery1588 brachygraphy1590 stenography1602 characters1616 short-writing1620 shorthand1636 tachygraphy1641 steno1946 1588 T. Bright (title) Characterie, an Arte of Short, Swifte, and Secrete Writing. 1591 H. Smith (title) The Examination of Vsvry, in two Sermons. Taken by Characterie, and after examined. 1650 T. Shelton Zeiglographia (new ed.) To Rdr. sig. A3 It surpasseth all former wayes of Charactery. 1672 W. Facy (title) The complement of stenography. Or, The power of the pen displayed, in a new art of charactery. 1888 W. C. Hazlitt Schools, School-bks., & Schoolmasters xi. 177 Charactery, or the art of shorthand, was introduced into the Nonconformist schools as a taught subject for the sake of enabling youths or others to take notes of sermons and lectures. 1911 W. J. Carlton Timothe Bright iv. 67 Dr. Gibson claimed to have been, in 1883, the discoverer of Skinner's letter—or, at all events, of the specimen of charactery which accompanied it. 2010 A. Hunt Art of Hearing iii. 145 Bright's charactery is greatly inferior to the shorthand systems that superseded it. b. Expression of thought by symbols or characters; such characters or symbols collectively; a writing system. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > symbolizing > [noun] representation1483 charactery1593 characterism1594 symbolization1603 symbolism1653 symbology1840 embleming1841 symbolling1842 iconology1849 typism1850 symbolizing1887 society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > symbolizing > [noun] > a symbol > collectively charactery1593 symbolism1653 notation1819 symbol1856 1593 J. Eliot Ortho-epia Gallica To Rdr. sig. B^v Iames Pelletier,..and Peter Ramus..inuented many new letters for the reducing of their mother tongue the French, into a more easie and true characterie. a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) ii. i. 307 I will construe to thee, All the Charractery of my sad browes. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) v. v. 72 Fairies vse Flowres for their characterie . View more context for this quotation 1797 Monthly Rev. 24 App. 526 Those who by a culture of the senses attain to a vivid and distinct charactery of imagination, and who always think in metaphors. 1818 J. Keats Endymion iii. 141 Nor mark'd with any sign or charactery. a1821 J. Keats When I have Fears in Life, Lett. & Literary Remains (1848) II. 293 Before high piled books, in charact'ry, Hold like rich garners the full-ripen'd grain. 1826 M. W. Shelley Last Man I. ix. 193 But Adrian read with uncertain aim the charactery of her face. 1872 R. Browning Fifine cxxiii. 65 Far better..Through rude charactery, than..That lettering of your scribes! 1948 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 68 45/1 No doubt the attempt in the end will be to reduce the complicated [Japanese] system of charactery to romanization. 2008 M. A. K. Halliday in J. J. Webster Meaning in Context 12 Once you are reasonably fluent in the language, the charactery is not a formidable problem. 2. The writing of character sketches; delineation of character, characterization. Also: an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [noun] > outlining or sketching > character sketch or delineation of character ethopoeia1555 charactery1608 character1645 characterizing1702 character sketch1842 1608 Bp. J. Hall Characters Vertues & Vices Premonit. sig. A5 Drawing out the true lineaments of euery vertue and vice,..which Art they significantly termed Charactery. a1704 J. Gother (1750) (title) A papist mis-represented and represented, or, A two-fold charactery of Popery. 1859 L. A. Wilmer Our Press Gang iv. 76 There is nothing preternatural or superhuman in the old blind man's charactery of his diabolical hero. 1926 E. A. Baker Hist. Eng. Novel IX. ii. 89 Affectionate studies of the farmer and labourer,..which are often charming examples of charactery. 1933 H. Osborne (title) A mirror of charactery; a selection of characters as depicted by English writers from Chaucer to the present day. 1979 Stud. Philol. 76 33 The Character writer paints portraits which speak to us. This poetics of the speaking picture is admirably suited to the affective charactery which Hall found in Proverbs. 2000 D. A. Miller Epic Hero iii. 163 (heading) A charactery of the quest hero. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1588
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