charcoal drawing

  • 21charcoal — n. 1 a an amorphous form of carbon consisting of a porous black residue from partially burnt wood, bones, etc. b (usu. in pl.) a piece of this used for drawing. 2 a drawing in charcoal. 3 (in full charcoal grey) a dark grey colour. Phrases and… …

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  • 22charcoal — char•coal [[t]ˈtʃɑrˌkoʊl[/t]] n. 1) chem. the carbonaceous material obtained by heating an organic substance, as wood, in the absence of air 2) fia a drawing pencil of charcoal 3) fia a drawing made with charcoal 4) fia to draw or blacken with… …

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  • 23charcoal — /ˈtʃakoʊl / (say chahkohl) noun 1. the carbonaceous material obtained by the imperfect combustion of wood or other organic substances. 2. a drawing pencil of charcoal. 3. a drawing made with charcoal. –verb (t) 4. to blacken, write or draw with… …

  • 24drawing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. picture, sketch, plan; delineation. See painting. drawing card II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The practice or study of drawing] Syn. sketching, design, illustration, representation, rendering, tracing,… …

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  • 25charcoal — char|coal [ˈtʃa:kəul US ˈtʃa:rkoul] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from char to turn (11 17 centuries) (from Old English cerran) + coal] 1.) [U] a black substance made of burned wood that can be used as ↑fuel ▪ cooking over a charcoal fire… …

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  • 26charcoal — noun … OF CHARCOAL ▪ lump, piece VERB + CHARCOAL ▪ make, produce ▪ burn, use CHARCOAL + NOUN …

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  • 27charcoal — char|coal1 [ tʃar,koul ] noun uncount a black substance made from burned wood, used as a fuel, especially for cooking food outside. You can also use sticks of charcoal for drawing. charcoal char|coal 2 [ tʃar,koul ] adjective something that is… …

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  • 28charcoal — 1. noun /ˈtʃɑː.kəʊl/ a) Impure carbon obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of oxygen. b) A stick of black carbon material used for drawing. 2. adjective /ˈtʃɑː.kəʊl/ Of a dark gray colour. See Also …

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  • 29charcoal — noun 1》 a porous black form of carbon obtained as a residue when wood or other organic matter is heated in the absence of air.     ↘a stick of charcoal used for drawing. 2》 a dark grey colour. Origin ME: prob. related to coal in the early sense… …

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  • 30charcoal — noun (U) a black substance obtained by burning wood, that can be used as fuel, or sticks of this substance used for drawing: a sketch drawn in charcoal | a charcoal grill …

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