English Explanatory Dictionary

carlock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A sort of Russian isinglass, made from the air bladder of the sturgeon. Among its uses is clarifying wine, restoration, and making gelatin.

name

A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɑːlɒk/ /ˈkɑɹlɑk/

Word forms

carlock Carlocks Carelock

Etymology

From French carlock, from Russian карлу́к (karlúk).

Previous

Next

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.

Back to search All on C Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary