a. [f. CHAR v.2 or CHAR-COAL.] Of the nature of charcoal or a charred substance.
1786. C. Webster, Edin. New Dispens. (1791), 58. The residuum [of the bitumen] is a charry matter.
1792. Chron., in Ann. Reg., 49/2. Casks fired in the making, till a thin charry matter is formed over the whole internal surface of the staves, will preserve the water … sweet.
1838. T. Thomson, Chem. Org. Bodies, 712. At 428° it [Berberite] swells and leaves a charry residue, having a strong metallic lustre.
