The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Character \Char"ac*ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Charactered.]
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   1. To engrave; to inscribe. [R.]
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            These trees shall be my books.
            And in their barks my thoughts I 'll character.
                                                  --Shak.
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   2. To distinguish by particular marks or traits; to describe;
      to characterize. [R.] --Mitford.
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