charcoal

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1 [uncountableU]AV a black substance made of burnt wood that can be used as fuel 木炭

cooking over a charcoal fire

在炭火上做饭

2 [countableC, uncountableU] a stick of this substance used for drawing 〔绘画用的〕炭笔，木炭条

a sketch drawn in charcoal

用炭笔画的素描

3. (also charcoal grey) [uncountableU] a dark grey colour 深灰色

—charcoal adjectiveadj

Examples from the Corpus

charcoal• charcoal drawings• To cook reserved rabbit loins, prepare a fire in a charcoal grill.• Prepare a fire in a charcoal grill.• About 15 minutes before serving, preheat oven to 350 F.. Prepare an aromatic fire in a charcoal grill.• Add charcoal to the grill as needed.• Meats that come hot to the table from charcoal and gas grills have an affinity for certain types of wine.• No work on fuels other than charcoal appears to be in progress.• This charcoal cartoon was completed with a large stick of scene painter's charcoal and Maimeri triangular charcoal.

Origin charcoal

(1300-1400) Probably from char “to turn” ((11-17 centuries)) (from Old English cerran) + coal

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