clarain

[ klair-eyn ]

/ ˈklɛər eɪn /

noun

the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.

Nearby words

claqueur, clar., clara, clarabella, clarabelle, clarain, clare, clare of assisi, clare of assisi, saint, clare-obscure, claremont

Compare durain, vitrain.

Origin of clarain

1915–20; < Latin clār(us) clear, bright + French -ain, as in durain

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