SOOT


Meaning of SOOT in English

n. & v.

n. a black carbonaceous substance rising in fine flakes in the smoke of wood, coal, oil, etc., and deposited on the sides of a chimney etc.

v.tr. cover with soot.

[ OE sot f. Gmc ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.