bright coal

American  

noun

1. coal consisting of alternating layers of clarain and vitrain.

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bright coal

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 Messenger did as the little girl bade him, and then he lifted one small, bright coal from the fire, and put it in his lantern.

From Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs by Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin

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.

There was a bright coal fire in the stove, and the khidmatgar put the kettle upon it.

From Indian Ghost Stories Second Edition by Mukerji, S.

She passed through the whole suite of rooms to the dressing room, which was the last in succession, and seated herself in an easy- chair beside a bright coal fire.

From Self-Raised Or, From the Depths by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte