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cledge

/klɛd͡ʒ/

cledge noun: the upper layer of fuller's earth.

Noun

cledge

  1. (archaic) The upper layer of fuller's earth.

Origin of cledge

Compare clay.

Words formed from cledge

Words that rhyme with cledge

9 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about cledge

What does cledge mean?
Cledge means the upper layer of fuller's earth.
What part of speech is cledge?
Cledge is a noun.
How do you pronounce cledge?
Cledge is pronounced /klɛd͡ʒ/.

Words near cledge in the dictionary

  1. Cleckleyan
  2. Cleckleys
  3. clecks
  4. CLECs
  5. Cleddau
  6. cledge
  7. cledgy
  8. cledonism
  9. cledonomancy
  10. cledonomantic
  11. Clee Hills

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