bright coal
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A bright coal fire blazed in the open grate.
From A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike by King, Charles
A covered dish which stood on a brass trivet before the bright coal fire gave forth a savoury smell, and the lamplight which twinkled on sparkling silver and old Nantgarw, discovered more than the tea-equipage.
From Chippinge Borough by Weyman, Stanley J.
The trucks stood full of wet, bright coal.
From Sons and Lovers by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
She writes of this visit: Imagine a quiet little parlor with a bright coal fire, and the gaslight burning above a centre-table, about which Hatty, Fred, and I are seated.
From Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled From Her Letters and Journals by Her Son Charles Edward Stowe by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
The light of a bright coal from a wood fire, and the light of a red-hot iron, do it likewise, but not at so great a distance.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 by Rudd, John
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