- clearcole
- clear·cole
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clearcole
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Clearcole — Clear cole , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clearcoled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clearcoling}.] To coat or paint with clearcole. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Clearcole — Clear cole , n. [F. claire colle clear glue; clair clear (f. claire) + colle glue, Gr. ?.] A priming of size mixed with whiting or white lead, used in house painting, etc.; also, a size upon which gold leaf is applied in gilding. [Webster 1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clearcole — n. & v. n. a mixture of size and whiting or white lead, used as a primer for distemper. v.tr. paint with clearcole. Etymology: F claire colle clear glue * * * I. ˈklirˌkōl noun ( s) Etymology: part translation of French claire colle, from claire… … Useful english dictionary
clearcole — /klear kohl /, n. size mixed with white lead, used esp. as a priming in house painting. [1815 25; < F claire colle, equiv. to claire fem. of clair CLEAR + colle < Gk kólla glue] * * * … Universalium
clearcole — noun a) A primer (for paint) containing white lead b) A coating to which gold leaf is applied … Wiktionary
clearcole — n. mixture of size and whiting (used as base paint in painting houses etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
clearcole — [ klɪəkəʊl] noun historical a mixture of size and whiting or white lead, formerly used as a primer for distemper. Origin C19: from Fr. claire colle clear glue … English new terms dictionary
clearcole — n. mixture of size and whiting … Dictionary of difficult words
Clearcoled — Clearcole Clear cole , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clearcoled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clearcoling}.] To coat or paint with clearcole. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Clearcoling — Clearcole Clear cole , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clearcoled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clearcoling}.] To coat or paint with clearcole. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
