Charret

Alternative forms

• charet
• charette

Origin

From Old French charrete, diminutive of charre.

Full definition of charret

Noun

1. (obsolete) A chariot.
• 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts VIII:The sprete sayde unto Philip: Goo neare and ioyne thysilfe to yonder charet.
• 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I.v:His cruell wounds with cruddy bloud congealed,
  They binden vp so wisely, as they may,
  And handle softly, till they can be healed:
  So lay him in her charet, close in night concealed.
2. (US) (Not recorded with this spelling in any major dictionary; usually spelled charrette) A period of intense work, especially group work undertaken to meet a deadline.

Anagrams

• charter, rechart