Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gault

/ɡˈɔlt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: gault
IPA: /ɡˈɔlt/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of stiff, blue clay, sometimes used for making bricks.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Example Sentences

"As he spoke, they turned off the main line of the rolling clays toward the foot of the chalk hills, and began to brush through short cuttings of blue gault and "green sand," so called by geologists, because its usual colours are bright brown, snow-white, and crimson."

Etymology

Of local origin, used by quarrymen and brickmakers to refer to the type of soil. First attested in writing as "golt" in 1815 (William Smith) and "gault" in 1816 (J Hailstone).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: galt, gaut, *walþu

Usage

Inflected Forms

gaults (plural)

Derived Forms

gaulter

Frequently Paired Words

Legault

Homonyms

galt

Rhymes With

fault salt assault default halt walt vault malt basalt sault exalt galt

Questions

How do you pronounce gault?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɔlt/.
What does gault mean?: A type of stiff, blue clay, sometimes used for making bricks.
Where does gault come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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