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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024char•coal /ˈtʃɑrˌkoʊl/USA pronunciation n. - Chemistry the black, carbon material made by heating a substance, such as wood, in very little air:[uncountable]the summer smells of charcoal on the barbecue.
- Fine Art[uncountable] a pencil of charcoal used for drawing.
- Fine Art a drawing made with charcoal:[countable]a fine charcoal of the old town hall.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024char•coal (chär′kōl′),USA pronunciation n. - Chemistrythe carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic substances in the absence of air.
- Fine Arta drawing pencil of charcoal.
- Fine Arta drawing made with charcoal.
v.t. - Fine Artto blacken, write, or draw with charcoal.
- Foodto cook (food) over charcoal, esp. on a grill.
v.i. - Foodto cook food over charcoal, esp. on a grill.
- Middle English charcole, perh. cherre char3 + cole coal, though literal sense of the compound is unclear 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: charcoal /ˈtʃɑːˌkəʊl/ n - a black amorphous form of carbon made by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air: used as a fuel, in smelting metal ores, in explosives, and as an absorbent
- a stick or pencil of this for drawing
- a drawing done in charcoal
- short for charcoal grey
vb - (transitive) to write, draw, or blacken with charcoal
Etymology: 14th Century: from char (origin obscure) + coal |