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

verb

1. tr to paint (a wall) with this size

Word History and Origins

Origin of clearcole¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of clearcole¹

C19: from French claire colle clear size