mineral coal
111Sea-coal facing — Sea coal Sea coal Coal brought by sea; a name by which mineral coal was formerly designated in the south of England, in distinction from charcoal, which was brought by land. [1913 Webster] {Sea coal facing} (Founding), facing consisting of… …
112brown coal — Lignite Lig nite (l[i^]g n[imac]t), n. [L. lignum wood: cf. F. lignite.] (Min.) Mineral coal retaining the texture of the wood from which it was formed, and burning with an empyreumatic odor. It is of more recent origin than the anthracite and… …
113wood coal — Lignite Lig nite (l[i^]g n[imac]t), n. [L. lignum wood: cf. F. lignite.] (Min.) Mineral coal retaining the texture of the wood from which it was formed, and burning with an empyreumatic odor. It is of more recent origin than the anthracite and… …
114Bovey coal — Bo vey coal (Min.) A kind of mineral coal, or brown lignite, burning with a weak flame, and generally a disagreeable odor; found at Bovey Tracey, Devonshire, England. It is of geological age of the o[ o]lite, and not of the true coal era. [1913… …
115Cannel coal — Can nel coal [Corrupt. fr. candle coal.] A kind of mineral coal of a black color, sufficiently hard and solid to be cut and polished. It burns readily, with a clear, yellow flame, and on this account has been used as a substitute for candles.… …
116bituminous coal — n. soft coal, mineral coal containing hydrocarbons that evaporate easily and tarry substance and burns with a smoky yellow flame …
117soft coal — n. bituminous coal, mineral coal containing hydrocarbons that evaporate easily and tarry substance and burns with a smoky yellow flame …
118sea coal — noun archaic mineral coal, as distinct from other types of coal such as charcoal …
119sea-coal — n. Mineral coal, pit coal …
120bituminous coal — /bətjumənəs ˈkoʊl/ (say buhtyoohmuhnuhs kohl) noun a mineral coal which contains volatile hydrocarbons and tarry matter, and burns with a yellow, smoky flame; soft coal …