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Charcoal was a grey, slate or black colour. (PROSE: The Purpura Pawn [+]Loading...["The Purpura Pawn (short story)"], The Astronomer's Apprentice [+]Loading...["The Astronomer's Apprentice (short story)"], Venusian Lullaby [+]Loading...["Venusian Lullaby (novel)"]) It was a bleak colour. (PROSE: Parasite [+]Loading...["Parasite (novel)"])
On a spacecraft in 2553 it had charcoal coloured walls, mostly from dirt and grime. (PROSE: Jupiter [+]Loading...["Jupiter (short story)"])
The sky in Toronto at Christmas in 1966 had a charcoal colour to it. (PROSE: Christmas in Toronto [+]Loading...["Christmas in Toronto (short story)"])
The clouds in the sky above New York in 2014 were charcoal. (PROSE: Warlock [+]Loading...["Warlock (novel)"])
In London circa 2030 the winter afternoon skies were charcoal grey. (PROSE: Warchild [+]Loading...["Warchild (novel)"])
Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]
Stuart Sutcliffe was an alien tapeworm embryo; it was a centimetre long, and curled up into a comma. It was charcoal in colour, with irregular blue stripes and looked like three very small worms joined together at one end. Thousands of minute , translucent fibres surrounded the free ends. (PROSE: Slow Decay [+]Loading...["Slow Decay (novel)"])
Clothing[[edit] | [edit source]]
In World War II Nazi stormtroopers wore charcoal trench coats. (PROSE: Cabinets of Curiosities [+]Loading...["Cabinets of Curiosities (short story)"])
Robes or cloaks could be made of a material rendered charcoal. (PROSE: Coldheart [+]Loading...["Coldheart (novel)"])
A charcoal grey suit could be seen as anonymous. (PROSE: Time Zero [+]Loading...["Time Zero (novel)"])
Three piece charcoal suits were available to purchase on Mars in 2595. (PROSE: Beige Planet Mars [+]Loading...["Beige Planet Mars (novel)"])
Individuals' clothing history[[edit] | [edit source]]
Princess Margaret had charcoal grey eyes. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen [+]Loading...["Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)"])
Sir John Sudbury dressed in a formal black jacket and grey tie, pinstriped charcoal trousers and gold cufflinks in the 1970s. (PROSE: The Scales of Injustice [+]Loading...["The Scales of Injustice (novel)"])
Tommy Ramsey had a charcoal Saville Row suit in the 1970s. (PROSE: Amorality Tale [+]Loading...["Amorality Tale (novel)"])
In 1998 Norton Silver had a charcoal grey umbrella. (PROSE: Option Lock [+]Loading...["Option Lock (novel)"])
When she first met James Stevens Dodo Chaplet was wearing a charcoal blue dress with a delicate lace blouse underneath. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"])
Anji Kapoor dressed in a charcoal coloured jacket when the TARDIS arrived on an alternative Earth indicating 2003. (PROSE: The Last Resort [+]Loading...["The Last Resort (novel)"])
The Tremas Master wore a white "Pink" shirt, charcoal Paul Smith suit and the burgundy Armani tie in London in 2003. (PROSE: The Quantum Archangel [+]Loading...["The Quantum Archangel (novel)"])
Paulie Keaton dressed in a charcoal suit with a red tie in 2014. (PROSE: Warlock [+]Loading...["Warlock (novel)"])
The Sunless wore loose one piece charcoal grey clothes in 2593. (PROSE: Beyond the Sun [+]Loading...["Beyond the Sun (novel)"])
Visiting Earth in the 26th century Irving Braxiatel once wore an immaculate charcoal grey suit and a collarless white shirt with diamond studs at the cuffs. On his lapel was pinned, almost inconspicuously, a small, exotic yellow bloom. (PROSE: The Purpura Pawn [+]Loading...["The Purpura Pawn (short story)"]
In the 26th century Bev Tarrant had a charcoal suit along with a cream coloured v-neck. (PROSE: The Cost for a Collection [+]Loading...["The Cost for a Collection (short story)"])
Undated[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Sixth Doctor once dressed in a costume of black jeans, black polo-neck sweater and charcoal blazer. (PROSE: Gone Too Soon [+]Loading...["Gone Too Soon (short story)"])