charcoal
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++char·coal /ˈtʃɑːkəʊl $ ˈtʃɑːrkoʊl/ noun 1 [uncountable]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 [countable, uncountable] 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) [uncountable] a dark grey colour 深灰色 —charcoal adjective
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) + coalchar·coal nounChineseSyllable
Corpus burnt a that of made substance wood black
charcoal
char‧coal /ˈtʃɑːkəʊl $ ˈtʃɑːrkoʊl/
noun
cooking over a charcoal fire
2. [uncountable and countable] a stick of this substance used for drawing:
a sketch drawn in charcoal
3. (also ˌcharcoal ˈgrey) [uncountable] a dark grey colour
—charcoal adjective
char‧coal /ˈtʃɑːkəʊl $ ˈtʃɑːrkoʊl/
noun Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Probably from char 'to turn' (11-17 centuries) (from Old English cerran) + coal
1. [uncountable] a black substance made of burned wood that can be used as fuel:Origin: Probably from char 'to turn' (11-17 centuries) (from Old English cerran) + coal
2. [uncountable and countable] a stick of this substance used for drawing:
3. (also ˌcharcoal ˈgrey) [uncountable] a dark grey colour
—charcoal adjective