bright coal

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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 Stephens, Robert Neilson

The master of the mansion sat alone when they entered, gazing into a small, bright coal fire, which, though it was not much past midsummer, burned in the grate.

From Janet's Love and Service by Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray)

He leaned over the sill at a perilous angle, the bright coal of his pipe spilling comet-wise to the area-way below.

From The Lure of the Mask by Fisher, Harrison

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

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