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▪ I. chere
obs. f. chare n.1, cheer and cherry.
▪ II. † chere, a. Obs.
Forms: 3–5 chere, 4–5 cher, cheere, (5 chier).
[a. F. cher, chère dear, OF. chier:—L. cār-um dear. (In sense 2, there was evidently confusion with chary.)]
1. Dear.
a. Of persons. Also as n.
1297R. Glouc. (1724) 166 Þe chere men of lond. 1382Wyclif Prov. v. 19 A most cheere hynde and a most kindeli hert calf. c1400Destr. Troy xxi. 8629. ? a 1400 Arthur 306 Þis was a worthy chere. c1450Lonelich Grail. xlvi. 448 My brothir dere..of alle othere to me most chere.
b. Of things: Precious, valuable, goodly, etc.
c1320R. Brunne Medit. 203 No þyng more profytable, ne more chere. c1400Destr. Troy 4513 Achilles the choise was in the chere temple.
2. Loving, fond, careful (over). Cf. chary.
1393Langl. P. Pl. C xviii. 148 Þat is charite, my leue childe, to be cher ouer thi soule. 1496Dives & Paup. (W. de W.) x. iii. 373/2 A pellycane, & of al foules he is moost chere ouer his byrdes and moost loueth them. |