charcloth

noun
/ˈt͡ʃɑɹklɔθ/US

Etymology

From char + cloth.

  1. derived from *gleyt-
  2. inherited from *klaiþą
  3. inherited from clāþ
  4. inherited from cloth
  5. compounded as charcloth — “char + cloth

Definitions

  1. A swatch of fabric made from vegetable fibre (such as linen or cotton) that has been…

    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.

The neighborhood

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