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coal dust [′kōl ‚dəst] (mining engineering) A finely divided coal, sometimes defined as coal that will pass through 100-mesh screens (100 wires to the inch or 40 wires to the centimeter). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "There," she said to herself, looking into the shadow of the carriage, at the sand and coal dust which covered the sleepers-- "there, in the very middle, and I will punish him and escape from everyone and from myself. Some of the coal dust had coated his face, and the sweat from his exertions was running in streaks. It was probably a carriage builder's or carpenter's shed; the whole place from the entrance was black with coal dust. |
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