charcloth
char·cloth
Leinwandzunder
A swatch of fabric made from vegetable fibre that has been converted via pyrolysis…A swatch of fabric made from vegetable fibre (such as linen or cotton) that has been converted via pyrolysis into a slow-burning fuel of very low ignition temperature, historically used as tinder.
US/ˈt͡ʃɑɹklɔθ/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A swatch of fabric made from vegetable fibre (such as linen or cotton) that has been converted via pyrolysis into a slow-burning fuel of very low ignition temperature, historically used as tinder.
Leinwandzunder
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
cloth used as tinder:
Origin
From char + cloth.From char + cloth.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable