Charles
[tʃɑ:lz]
Definition
(noun.) a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston.
(noun.) French physicist and author of Charles's law which anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823).
(noun.) the eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948).
(noun.) son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell (1600-1649).
(noun.) King of England and Scotland and Ireland during the Restoration (1630-1685).
(noun.) as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (823-877).
(noun.) King of France who began his reign with most of northern France under English control; after the intervention of Jeanne d'Arc the French were able to defeat the English and end the Hundred Years' War (1403-1461).
(noun.) King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574).
Typist: Stacey--From WordNet
Examples
- Charles Wheatstone of England, and Dr. Siemens of Berlin, and Ladd of America. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Ferdinand, the brother of Charles V, took over his abandoned work and met the German princes at the diet of Augsburg in 1555. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But he lives unknown in England, he is no Marquis there; he is Mr. Charles Darnay. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I wish I were going myself, said Charles Darnay, somewhat restlessly, and like one thinking aloud. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- O dearest Charles, let me thank God for this on my knees as I have prayed to Him. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- That was after the execution of Charles. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Yes, Mr. Charles Maddox dined at my sister's one day, did not he, Henry? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- To him, now entered Charles Darnay, at sight of whom he laid aside his book and held out his hand. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Did you ask her whether in leaving she met any one or saw any one loitering about Charles Street? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I have no more patience with Charles Bentinck than you have, said Frederick, particularly with his bringing Lady Abdy to my brother's house. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- You speak so feelingly and so manfully, Charles Darnay, that I thank you with all my heart, and will open all my heart--or nearly so. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Louis XIV set up an academy of sciences in rivalry with the English Royal Society of Charles II and the similar association at Florence. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The populations over which Charles Martel and King Pepin ruled were at very different levels of civilization in different districts. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Thou wilt be faithful, little Charles? Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The trout in the neighbourhood Charles thought too small; so others, of a larger size, were to be sent from Valladolid. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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