clinker
noun
any mistake or error.
Example Sentences
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The clinkered hills, quivering in the west, sank gradually into the heated blur above the plains.
From Dragon's blood by Henry Milner Rideout
Some relics of the hut of Oberlus partially remain to this day at the head of the clinkered valley.
From The Piazza Tales by Herman Melville
Oyster shells put one at a time in a stove that is "clinkered" will clean the bricks entirely.
From Culture and Cooking Art in the Kitchen by Catherine Owen
They express themselves in the form of clinkered holes, excessive smoke, and irregularly fired or sulphured ware.
From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by George J. Cox
Stars, forsooth!—and, pray, what paltry sun, what irresponsible comet, what pallid, clinkered satellite, might boast a purple splendor such as this?
From The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations by James Branch Cabell
