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clarted

clarted is the simple past and past participle of clart.

Meaning of clart

Verb

clart (third-person singular simple present clarts, present participle clarting, simple past and past participle clarted)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, transitive) To daub, smear, or spread, especially with mud, etc.; to dirty.
    • 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.1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 43

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Questions about clarted

What is clarted the simple past and past participle of?
Clarted is the simple past and past participle of clart.

Words near clarted in the dictionary

  1. clarsach
  2. clarsachs
  3. clarseach
  4. clarseachs
  5. clart
  6. clarted
  7. clartier
  8. clartiest
  9. clarting
  10. clarts
  11. clarty

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