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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Charlie

/chär'-lē/ · Char·lie · IPA /ˈtʃɑɹli/
01 n. A familiar nickname or substitute for Charles.
  1. 1.
    A familiar nickname or substitute for Charles.
  2. 2.
    A night watchman; -- an old name.
  3. 3.
    A short, pointed beard, like that worn by Charles I.
  4. 4.
    As a proper name, a fox; -- so called in fables and familiar literature.