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charcoal
has definitions from the fields of fine art,color,chemistry
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
Synonyms Used in print (T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)She was like charcoal , he thought - dark , opaque , explosive . Her thick hair was the color and texture of charcoal . Her temper sparked like charcoal when it first lights_up . And all_the_time , she had the heat of hatred in her , like charcoal that is burning on its under_side , but not visibly . |
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[ noun ] a stick of black carbon material used for drawing
Synonyms Used in print (Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)( It makes no real difference that Braque 's collage is on_paper and eked_out in charcoal , while Picasso 's is on canvas and eked_out in oil . ) Related terms |
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[ verb ] draw, trace, or represent with charcoal
Used in print (Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)At_the_same_time , the wallpaper strips themselves seem to be pushed into depth by the lines and patches of shading charcoaled upon them , and by their placing in_relation_to the block_capitals ; and these capitals seem in_turn to be pushed_back by their placing , and by contrast with the corporeality of the woodgraining . |
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[ noun ] (color) a very dark gray color
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[ noun ] (fine art) a drawing made with charcoal
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