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1 charcoal
charcoal ['tʃɑ:kəʊl]1 noun∎ he drew her in charcoal il l'a dessinée au fusaingris foncé (inv)►► charcoal artist fusainiste mf;charcoal burner charbonnier m;charcoal crayon fusain m;charcoal drawing croquis au fusain;charcoal grey gris m foncé inv;charcoal pencil crayon fusain;charcoal stove réchaud à charbon de bois -
2 drawing
A n1 ( picture) dessin m ; pencil/charcoal drawing dessin au crayon/au fusain ; a rough drawing une ébauche ;2 (action, occupation) le dessin m ; classes in drawing cours de dessin ; most of the drawing is done by Rolf la plupart des dessins sont faits par Rolf. -
3 outline
outline ['aʊtlaɪn]1 noun(a) (contour, shape) silhouette f, contour m; (of building, of mountains) silhouette f; (of face, figure) profil m; Art (sketch) esquisse f, ébauche f;∎ to draw sth in outline faire un croquis de qch∎ I've only written a rough outline of the chapter je n'ai écrit que les grandes lignes du chapitre∎ to give sb an outline of sth expliquer les grandes lignes de qch à qn;∎ she gave us an outline of or she explained to us in outline what she intended to do elle nous a expliqué dans les grandes lignes ce qu'elle avait l'intention de faire;∎ An Outline of Modern History (title) Éléments d'histoire moderne∎ he outlined the situation briefly il dressa un bref bilan de la situation;∎ could you outline your basic reasons for leaving? pourriez-vous exposer brièvement les principales raisons de votre départ?(b) (person, building, mountain)∎ the trees were outlined against the blue sky les arbres se détachaient sur le fond bleu du ciel∎ to outline sth in pencil faire le croquis de qch;∎ the figures are outlined in charcoal les personnages sont esquissés au fusain;∎ to outline one's eyes in black souligner le contour de ses yeux en noir∎ an outline history of Greece un précis d'histoire grecque►► outline agreement protocole m d'accord;outline drawing dessin m au trait;Computing outline font police f vectorielle;outline plan plan m schématique ou d'ensemble;outline script scénario m indicatif
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Charcoal — Char coal , n. [See {Char}, v. t., to burn or to reduce to coal, and {Coal}.] 1. Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It is used for fuel … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Charcoal blacks — Charcoal Char coal , n. [See {Char}, v. t., to burn or to reduce to coal, and {Coal}.] 1. Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It is used … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Charcoal drawing — Charcoal Char coal , n. [See {Char}, v. t., to burn or to reduce to coal, and {Coal}.] 1. Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It is used … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Charcoal point — Charcoal Char coal , n. [See {Char}, v. t., to burn or to reduce to coal, and {Coal}.] 1. Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It is used … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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charcoal — charcoaly, adj. /chahr kohl /, n. 1. the carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic substances in the absence of air. 2. a drawing pencil of charcoal. 3. a drawing made with charcoal. v.t. 4. to blacken, write, or draw with… … Universalium