Brown-coal
noun
a low-quality coal intermediate in grade between peat and lignite
Historical Examples
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 Various
The Wonder Book of Knowledge Various
From a Terrace in Prague Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker
Tobacco Leaves W. A. Brennan
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7 Various
The Economic Aspect of Geology C. K. Leith
Area Handbook for Bulgaria Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
On the Antiquity of the Chemical Art James Mactear
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 Various
The Duke Of Chimney Butte G. W. Ogden
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