Lexicographical Neighbors of Clartier
Literary usage of Clartier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Literary History of Scotland by John Hepburn Millar (1903)
"... the clartier, the cosier," and whose presence in the village of to-day is much
less frequently indicated by external signs than it was a century ago. ..."
2. The Antiquary by Walter Scott (1816)
"... an appearance of ease, plenty, and comfort, that seemed to warrant their own
sluttish proverb, " The clartier the cosier. ..."
3. Proverbs, Proverbial Expressions, and Popular Rhymes of Scotland by Andrew Cheviot (1896)
"THE clartier the cosier. "The Antiquary," ch. 26. That is, the dirtier the more
comfortable. In " The Antiquary " this saying is put into the mouth of a ..."
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