charcloth

English

Etymology

char +‎ cloth

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.
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