Small pieces of coal or wood that remain after fire has burned but still glow red or hold heat.
From Old English 'sinder' related to slag; similar to Dutch 'sintel'. The word appears in Cinderella (cinder-ella) because she was covered in ash and cinders from the fire.
The fairy tale character Cinderella's name literally means 'girl covered in cinders'—her association with ash and fire actually makes her a symbol of transformation and rebirth from ashes.
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