soot /ˈsʊt, ˈsʌt, ˈsut/
煤煙,煙塵(vt.)熏以煤煙
Soot n. A black substance formed by combustion, or disengaged from fuel in the process of combustion, which rises in fine particles, and adheres to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke; strictly, the fine powder, consisting chiefly of carbon, which colors smoke, and which is the result of imperfect combustion. See Smoke.
Soot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sooted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sooting.] To cover or dress with soot; to smut with, or as with, soot; as, to soot land.
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Soot Soot·e a. Sweet. [Obs.] “The soote savour of the vine.”
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soot
n : a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally
of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
[syn: carbon black, lampblack, smut]
v : coat with soot