clart

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A daub.
    — a clart of grease
  2. Sticky mud, mire or filth. Northern-England,Scotland
    — 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 […].
  3. A person who is unclean. Geordie,derogatory
  4. A fool. Geordie,derogatory
  5. Unwanted stuff; junk; clutter; rubbish; stuff that is in the way.
    — I need to get rid of all this clart. (Clearing unwanted items from a table top)
动词 v.
  1. To daub, smear, or spread, especially with mud, etc.; to dirty. Northern-England,Scotland,transitive
    — 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.

词形变化

clarts plural clairt alternative clort alternative clarts present,singular,third-person clarting participle,present clarted participle,past clarted past clairt alternative clort alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
beclart clarty

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
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.
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