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clart

Pronunciation: /klɑːt/

The English word “clart” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A daub.
  2. Sticky mud, mire or filth.
  3. A person who is unclean.
  4. A fool.
  5. Unwanted stuff; junk; clutter; rubbish; stuff that is in the way.

verb

  1. To daub, smear, or spread, especially with mud, etc.; to dirty.

Etymology

From Middle English *clart, found in the verb biclarten (“to cover or smear with dirt”). Cognate with Scots clart, clairt (“to besmear”), Scots clarty (“dirty”). Further origin uncertain.

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