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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Fine charcoal of willow wood, used as a drawing implement. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a stick of black carbon material used for drawing wordnet
3. 3
   A drawing made with it. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   Fossilized charcoal that exists in geologic formations, which often contain other fossil fuels nearby as well (e.g., bitumen, brown coal). countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

charcoalcharcoalmother of coalvitrain

Etymology

Borrowed from French fusain.

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