Definition of Cinders

1. Noun. (plural of cinder) ¹

2. Noun. (geology) fragments of lava; scoria ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cinders

1. cinder [v] - See also: cinder

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cinders

cinctures
cincturing
cinder
cinder block
cinder blocks
cinder cone
cinder cones
cinder pig
cinder track
cinderblock
cinderblocks
cindered
cinderella stamp
cindering
cinderous
cinders (current term)
cindery
cine
cine-
cine-camera
cine-film
cine camera
cine cameras
cine film
cine films
cine projector
cineangiocardiography
cineangiography
cineast
cineaste

Literary usage of Cinders

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The European Journals of William Maclure by John S. Doskey, William Maclure (1988)
"The cinders were full of small and large pieces of pumice stone. ... The eruption of last January did not eject any cinders or scoria to cover the lava. ..."

2. Oxf. Hist. Soc by Oxford Historical Society (1886)
"Iron there produc'd, & the cinders are call'd the. Roman cinders ibid. That shews that the Romans made use of them. The sow Iron there made of the Iron ..."

3. A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Sulphuric Acid by Georg Lunge (1903)
"Most frequently the limit stated above for good work is exceeded ; some works leave 6 or 8 per cent. of sulphur, and even more, in their cinders, ..."

4. Bulletin (1906)
"Such materials are slag, cinders, shells and mine tailings. cinders are usually too soft and too dusty for use on an ordinary road which has any ..."

5. The Mining Magazine (1855)
"The usual way of applying these sings or cinders on a blast furnace consists in adding ... A portion of these slags or cinders, falling on mine or coke, ..."

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