a. A small piece of burned or partly burned substance, such as coal, that is not reduced to ashes but is incapable of further combustion. b. A piece of charred substance that can burn further but without flame.

Does cinder mean black?

Cinders are the black pieces that are left after something such as wood or coal has burned away.

What is the meaning of cinder girl?

noun A woman whose occupation it is to rake for cinders in heaps of ashes.