See Also: clart(dictionary)

clart (iou)



clart verb & noun. [klɑ:t] Scot. & north. L17.
[Origin unkn.]
A. verb trans.
Smear or plaster (up)on. Only in L17.
Smear or daub with dirt. E19.
b. noun.
Sticky dirt, mud, filth; a daub of this. E19.
A dirty person; a nasty thing; hypocritical talk. E19.
? Much older than the written record: beclart verb is evidenced in Middle English.
clarty adjective covered in or of the nature of sticky dirt; nasty: L16.