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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
clearer \clear"er\, n.
   1. one who, or that which, clears.
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            gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding.
                                                  --addison.
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   2. naut. a tool of which the hemp for lines and twines,
      used by sailmakers, is finished.
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[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
clear \clear\ kl=er, a. compar. clearer -~er; superl.
   clearest. oe. cler, cleer, of. cler, f. clair, fr.l.
   clarus, clear, bright, loud, distinct, renowned; perh. akin
   to l. clamare to call, e. claim. cf. chanticleer,
   clairvoyant, claret, clarify.
   1. free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light;
      luminous; unclouded.
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            the stream is so transparent, pure, and clear.
                                                  --denham.
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            fair as the moon, clear as the sun.   --canticles
                                                  vi. 10.
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   2. free from ambiguity or indistinctness; lucid; perspicuous;
      plain; evident; manifest; indubitable.
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            one truth is clear; whatever is, is right. --pope.
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   3. able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating;
      discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head.
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            mother of science now i feel thy power
            within me clear, not only to discern
            things in their causes, but to trace the ways
            of highest agents.                    --milton.
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   4. not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
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            with a countenance as clear
            as friendship wears at feasts.        --shak.
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   5. easily or distinctly heard; audible; canorous.
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            hark the numbers soft and clear
            gently steal upon the ear.            --pope.
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   6. without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand.
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   7. without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as,
      a clear complexion; clear lumber.
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   8. free from guilt or stain; unblemished.
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            statesman, yet friend to truth in soul sincere,
            in action faithful, and in honor clear. --pope.
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   9. without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit.
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            i often wished that i had clear,
            for life, six hundred pounds a-year.  --swift
      .
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   10. free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a
       clear view; to keep clear of debt.
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             my companion . . . left the way clear for him.
                                                  --addison.
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   11. free from embarrassment; detention, etc.
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             the cruel corporal whispered in my ear,
             five pounds, if rightly tipped, would set me clear.
                                                  --gay.
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   clear breach. see under breach, n., 4.

   clear days law., days reckoned from one day to another,
      excluding both the first and last day; as, from sunday to
      sunday there are six clear days.

   clear stuff, boards, planks, etc., free from knots.

   syn: manifest; pure; unmixed; pellucid; transparent;
        luminous; obvious; visible; plain; evident; apparent;
        distinct; perspicuous. see manifest.
        1913 webster
see also:
clearer clearest chanticleer clairvoyant claret clarify 
clear breach breach clear days clear stuff manifest 


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