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adj- Covered or impregnated with a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel

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  • I was covered with coaly mud — knees, elbows, shoulders, back.
  • One coaly giant yelled, "That's the lot," when the last batch came up, and then the crowd went mad, weeping, cheering, dancing mad.
  • As I passed under what appeared to be a railroad bridge I inquired in Welsh of an ancient-looking man, in coaly habiliments, if it was one.
  • Before them, by the stile rose a notice-board, bearing still dimly visible, the words, “BEWARE OF THE TRAINS,” half hidden by splashes of coaly mud.
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