CINDER


Meaning of CINDER in English

n. a the residue of coal or wood etc. that has stopped giving off flames but still has combustible matter in it. b slag. c (in pl.) ashes. burnt to a cinder made useless by burning. cindery adj.

[ OE sinder, assim. to the unconnected F cendre and L cinis ashes ]

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