noun
- plural of charcoal; pieces of black carbon material made by burning wood without air, used as fuel or for drawing
- drawing sticks made of charcoal used for sketching
Usage: art
verb
- third person singular present of charcoal; draws or sketches with charcoal
Usage: art
Examples
- The artist kept several charcoals in her drawing kit.
- We bought charcoals for the barbecue grill.
- She charcoals portraits in her spare time.
- The bag of charcoals was heavy to carry.
- He prefers drawing with charcoals over pencils.
- The charcoals left black smudges on her fingers.
- She charcoals the shadows to create depth in her artwork.