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clearcole

clearcole noun: a primer (for paint) containing white lead.

Noun

clearcole (uncountable)

  1. A primer (for paint) containing white lead.
  2. A coating to which gold leaf is applied.

Verb

clearcole (third-person singular simple present clearcoles, present participle clearcoling, simple past and past participle clearcoled)

  1. To coat or paint with clearcole.

Forms of clearcole

Noun
alternative formclerecole
alternative formclairecole
alternative formclairecolle
Verb
third-person singular presentclearcoles
present participleclearcoling
past participleclearcoled
pastclearcoled

Origin of clearcole

From French claire colle (“clear glue”).

Questions about clearcole

What does clearcole mean?
Clearcole means a primer (for paint) containing white lead.
What part of speech is clearcole?
Clearcole can be a noun or a verb.

Words near clearcole in the dictionary

  1. clearance times
  2. clearances
  3. Clearbrook
  4. clearcoat
  5. clearcoats
  6. clearcole
  7. clearcoled
  8. clearcoles
  9. clearcoling
  10. Clearcreek
  11. clearcreekite

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