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clearcole

[ kleer-kohl ]

noun

  1. size mixed with white lead, used especially as a priming in house painting.


clearcole

/ ˈklɪəkəʊl /

noun

  1. a type of size containing whiting
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to paint (a wall) with this size
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clearcole1

1815–25; < French claire colle, equivalent to claire feminine of clair clear + colle < Greek kólla glue
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clearcole1

C19: from French claire colle clear size

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