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culm

noun
/ˈkʌlm/

Etymology

From Middle English culme, colme (“fragments of coal”), of uncertain origin. Probably from Old English *colm, related to Old English col (“coal”). Alternatively, perhaps from Welsh cwlm (“knot or tie”), applied to this species of coal, which is much found in balls or knots in some parts of Wales.

  1. derived from cwlm
  2. inherited from *colm✻
  3. inherited from culme

Definitions

  1. Waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel.

    • Holonyms: spoils, tailings
    • Here he lay down on a place soft with culm, to take his contemplated rest, and, before he was aware of it, sleep had descended on him, overpowered him, and bound him fast.

  2. The spoils from which such low-quality coal can be retrieved.

    • culm dump
    • culm pile

  3. Anthracite, especially when found in small masses.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. The stem of a plant, especially of grass or sedge.

      • […] because, upon hearing him out, she sank down on the lawn in an impossible posture, examining a grass culm and frowning, he had taken his words back at once; […]

    2. A German bishopric, founded in 1234.

    3. A river in Devon, England, which joins the River Exe near Stoke Canon.

The neighborhood

Derived

culmiferous

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA