noun
Meaning 1
A daub.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a clart of grease
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Standard Lemma guide
clart
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/klɑːt/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)t
noun
Meaning 2
Sticky mud, mire or filth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland
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noun
Meaning 3
A person who is unclean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Geordie, derogatory
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noun
Meaning 4
A fool.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Geordie, derogatory
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noun
Meaning 5
Unwanted stuff; junk; clutter; rubbish; stuff that is in the way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I need to get rid of all this clart. (Clearing unwanted items from a table top)
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verb
Meaning 6
To daub, smear, or spread, especially with mud, etc.; to dirty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland, transitive
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History
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.