Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clart

/klɑːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clart
IPA: /klɑːt/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Sticky mud, mire or filth.

noun

A person who is unclean.

Derogatory

noun

Derogatory

noun

Unwanted stuff; junk; clutter; rubbish; stuff that is in the way.

verb

To daub, smear, or spread, especially with mud, etc.; to dirty.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"a clart of grease"
"I’m but a county Surveyor,– not really at m’ best upon the grand and global type of expedition, content here at home, old Geordie a-slog thro’ the clarts […]."
"I need to get rid of all this clart. (Clearing unwanted items from a table top)"
"Chris boiled water in kettles for hours and hours and then towels came down, towels clairted with stuff she didn't dare look at, she washed them quick and hung them to dry."

Etymology

From Middle English *clart, found in the verb biclarten (“to cover or smear with dirt”). Cognate with Scots clart, clairt (“to besmear”), Scots clarty (“dirty”). Further origin uncertain.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *clart

Usage

Inflected Forms

clarts (plural) clairt (alternative) clort (alternative) clarts (present, singular) clarting (participle, present) clarted (participle, past) clarted (past)

Derived Forms

beclart clarty

Rhymes With

part start heart art take heart smart apart chart after one's own heart have jesus in one's heart seventh art tobacco heart

Questions

How do you pronounce clart?: The recorded pronunciation is /klɑːt/.
What does clart mean?: A daub.
Where does clart come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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