clearcole

C3L1E1A1R1C3O1L1E1

noun

A primer (for paint) containing white lead.

OriginFrench claire colle →
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Meanings

nounclearcole (uncountable)

alternative clerecole · alternative clairecole · alternative clairecolle

  1. uncountableA primer (for paint) containing white lead.
  2. uncountableA coating to which gold leaf is applied.
verbclearcole (third-person singular simple present clearcoles, present participle clearcoling, simple past and past participle clearcoled)

present singular third person clearcoles · participle present clearcoling · participle past clearcoled · past clearcoled · alternative clerecole · alternative clairecole · alternative clairecolle

  1. To coat or paint with clearcole.

Origin

  1. Frenchclaire colle“clear glue”
  2. Englishclearcole

From French claire colle (“clear glue”).

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APA

clearcole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clearcole

MLA

“clearcole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clearcole. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clearcole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clearcole.

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