bright coal
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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 Stanley J. Weyman
The trucks stood full of wet, bright coal.
From Sons and Lovers by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
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 Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
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 John Rudd
The three young people had the drawing-room, with its bright coal fire, to themselves.
From The Mystery of Murray Davenport A Story of New York at the Present Day by Robert Neilson Stephens
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