Charcoal Definition

chärkōl
charcoals
noun
charcoals
A porous, amorphous form of carbon produced by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter and used for decolorizing sugar and food, in filters, as a gas absorbent, fuel, etc.
Webster's New World
A pencil made of this substance.
Webster's New World
A drawing made with such a pencil.
Webster's New World
A very dark gray or brown, almost black.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
charcoals
To write or draw with charcoal.
Webster's New World
To charbroil.
American Heritage
To charbroil.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of a dark gray colour.
Wiktionary
Made of charcoal.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • charcoal-gray
  • charcoal-grey

Other Word Forms of Charcoal

Noun

Singular:
charcoal
Plural:
charcoals

Origin of Charcoal

  • From Middle English charcole, from charren (“to change, turn”) + cole (“coal”), from Old English cierran (“to change, turn”) + col (“coal”), equivalent to char +‎ coal. More at ajar, coal.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English charcol char (perhaps from Old French charbon) (from Latin carbō carbon) col charcoal, coal coal

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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