"charcloth" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɑɹklɔθ/ [US]
Etymology: char + cloth Etymology templates: {{compound|en|char|cloth}} char + cloth Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} charcloth (uncountable)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: charcloth Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fire Translations (cloth used as tinder): lunttu (Finnish), Leinwandzunder [masculine] (German)

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