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clarts

clarts is the plural of clart.

Meaning of clart

Noun

clart (plural clarts)

  1. A daub.
    • a clart of grease
  2. (Northern England, Scotland) Sticky mud, mire or filth.
    • 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 […].1997, Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon
  3. (Geordie, derogatory) A person who is unclean.
  4. (Geordie, derogatory) A fool.
  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)

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Questions about clarts

What is clarts the plural of?
Clarts is the plural of clart.

Words near clarts in the dictionary

  1. clart
  2. clarted
  3. clartier
  4. clartiest
  5. clarting
  6. clarts
  7. clarty
  8. clary
  9. clary sage
  10. clary water
  11. clarythromicin

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