Definitions For Clart

Verb

{{en-verb}} (transitive, now, _, Scotland, northern England) To daub, smear, or spread, especially with mud, etc.; to dirty.

Noun

CLART (plural CLARTs) A daub. : a clart of grease (now, _, Scotland, northern England) Sticky mud, mire or filth. (Geordie, pejorative) A person who is unclean. (Geordie, pejorative) A fool.

Derived terms

beclart clarty

References

{{R:Dobson & Irwin Newcastle 1970}} {{R:New Geordie Dictionary 1987}} {{R:Palgrave}} {{R:Todds Geordie 1977}}

Alternative forms

clairt, clort

Etymology

From Middle English *clart, found in the verb biclarten, , to cover or smear with dirt. Further origin uncertain.