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charcoal - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'charcoal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Charcoal [ v. t.]
- Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It is used for fuel and in various mechanical, artistic, and chemical processes.
- Finely prepared charcoal in small sticks, used as a drawing implement.