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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Clean \Clean\ (kl[=e]n), a. [Compar. Cleaner (kl[=e]n"[~e]r);
superl. Cleanest.] [OE. clene, AS. cl[=ae]ne; akin to OHG.
chleini pure, neat, graceful, small, G. klein small, and
perh. to W. glan clean, pure, bright; all perh. from a
primitive, meaning bright, shining. Cf. Glair.]
1. Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.
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2. Free from that which is useless or injurious; without
defects; as, clean land; clean timber.
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3. Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous;
as, a clean trick; a clean leap over a fence.
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4. Free from errors and vulgarisms; as, a clean style.
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5. Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
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When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt
not make clean riddance of corners of thy field.
--Lev. xxiii.
22.
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6. Free from moral defilement; sinless; pure.
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Create in me a clean heart, O God. --Ps. li. 10
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That I am whole, and clean, and meet for Heaven
--Tennyson.
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7. (Script.) Free from ceremonial defilement.
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8. Free from that which is corrupting to the morals; pure in
tone; healthy. ``Lothair is clean.'' --F. Harrison.
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9. Well-proportioned; shapely; as, clean limbs.
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A clean bill of health, a certificate from the proper
authority that a ship is free from infection.
Clean breach. See under Breach, n., 4.
To make a clean breast. See under Breast.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Clean \Clean\, a. [Compar. Cleaner; superl. Cleanest.] [OE.
clene, AS. cl?ne; akin to OHG. chleini pure, neat, graceful,
small, G. klein small, and perh. to W. glan clean, pure,
bright; all perh. from a primitive, meaning bright, shining.
Cf. Glair.]
1. Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.
2. Free from that which is useless or injurious; without
defects; as, clean land; clean timber.
3. Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous;
as, aclean trick; a clean leap over a fence.
4. Free from errors and vulgarisms; as, a clean style.
5. Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt
not make clean riddance of corners of thy field.
--Lev. xxiii.
22.
6. Free from moral defilement; sinless; pure.
Create in me a clean heart, O God. --Ps. li. 10
That I am whole, and clean, and meet for Heaven
--Tennyson.
7. (Script.) Free from ceremonial defilement.
8. Free from that which is corrupting to the morals; pure in
tone; healthy. ``Lothair is clean.'' --F. Harrison.
9. Well-proportioned; shapely; as, clean limbs.
A clean bill of health, a certificate from the proper
authority that a ship is free from infection.
Clean breach. See under Breach, n., 4.
To make a clean breast. See under Breast.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
cleanest
a.
(en-superlative of: clean)
vb.
(infl of en clean st-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
cleanest
a.
(en-superlative of: clean)
vb.
(infl of en clean st-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
cleanest
a.
(en-superlative of: clean)
vb.
(infl of en clean st-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
cleanest
a.
(en-superlative of: clean)
vb.
(infl of en clean st-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
cleanest
Englanti a.
(en-a-taivm c lean est)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
cleanest
Engelska a.
(böjning en adj clean)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Cleanest /klˈiːnɪst/ أنظفFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
cleanest /klˈiːnɪst/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]nejčistší
cleanest /klˈiːnɪst/ am saubersten, am reinsten see: clean, cleanerFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]/ˈkɫinəst/
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