[
US
/ˈtʃɑɹˌkoʊɫ/
]
[ UK /tʃˈɑːkəʊl/ ]
[ UK /tʃˈɑːkəʊl/ ]
NOUN
- a drawing made with a stick of black carbon material
- a very dark grey color
- a stick of black carbon material used for drawing
- a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
VERB
- draw, trace, or represent with charcoal
ADJECTIVE
- of a very dark grey
How To Use charcoal In A Sentence
- While several agents are available, activated charcoal is the most broadly effective adsorbent.
- ‘If you've no wish to sell the charcoals,’ Rachel began, ‘I don't at all blame you.'
- The use of steam-driven bellows in blast furnaces helped ironmakers switch over from charcoal (limited in quantity) to coke, which is made from coal, in the smelting of pig iron.
- The church was dedicated to St Anthony of Egypt, patron saint of swineherds and of charcoal burners, a trade carried out on the fell for many years in the past.
- These 60 drawings show Picasso's work on paper with pencil, charcoal, ink and gouache.
- The wood also makes good charcoal for artists to draw with. Times, Sunday Times
- Light the charcoal and heat until the coals are white-hot. Times, Sunday Times
- A sheet of charcoal clouds stretches into white lace: confusion letting in light.
- There is scumbling with charcoal at the bottom and at the top, some of it painted over with white.
- To them, we suggest trying a shade close to charcoal, in a soft fabric such as organza, voile or chiffon, and accessorising it with some striking white jewellery.
