Intermediate between peat and bituminous coal.
A carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air.
1There was a low-burning fire, mostly glowing wood coals.
2Zeb sliced off some venison cutlets and cooked them to a turn over hot wood coals.
3This precaution rarely failed with good hard- wood coals.
4Plump brook trout, fresh from icy water, delicately broiled over searing wood coals, are the finest of food.
5There was no fireplace, and the count had the place warmed by means of a big brass brazier filled with wood coals.
6Fine lamb ribs basted with honey and cumin, cooked over apple- wood coals; red bass fresh from the sea; peacocks stuffed with rice and mushrooms.
7The heap of white ashes, under which the wood coals were still alive in the big brazier, diffused a little warmth through the chilly room.
Translations for wood coal