bright coal

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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 same result was also produced, he found, by the light of a bright coal from a wood fire, or the light of red-hot iron; but not at so great a distance.

From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Bruce, Wiliam Cabell

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 trucks stood full of wet, bright coal.

From Sons and Lovers by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

It gave the modest meal a delightfully homey air, their isolation and the bright coal fire.

From Love Stories by Rinehart, Mary Roberts