charry

American  

[chahr-ee] / ˈtʃɑr i /

adjective

charrier, charriest

1. of, like, or covered with charcoal.

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Etymology

Origin of charry

First recorded in 1780–90; char ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

He’s plating the plant-based burgers as the flavorists arrive, deep ruddy patties with charry grill marks, tucked onto glossy brioche buns with delicate Parmesan crisps.

From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2019

Then comes the insertion of the mineral, musky, charry, “umami” flavors that we associate with meat.

From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2019

And then there was a charry smell in the air, and a slender feather of smoke floated up from a second-story window.

From The Gentleman from Indiana by Tarkington, Booth

He did not neglect to paint how the hardened metal, under the electrolyzing current eroding its surface, became as chalk, decomposing into a charry mass which one blow of a hammer might penetrate.

From Stories from Everybody's Magazine by Various

Unweighted silk does not burn readily and leaves a residue of white ashes, while heavy weighted silk burns lively, leaving black, charry ashes.

From Theory of Silk Weaving A Treatise on the Construction and Application of Weaves, and the Decomposition and Calculation of Broad and Narrow, Plain, Novelty and Jacquard Silk Fabrics by Wolfensberger, Arnold