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  Clear \Clear\ (kl[=e]r), a. [Compar. Clearer (-[~e]r); 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.
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  Clear \Clear\ (kl[=e]r), a. [Compar. Clearer (-[~e]r); superl.
     Clearest.] [OE. cler, cleer, OF. cler, F. clair, fr.L.
     clarus, clear, broght, loud, distinct, renownwd; perh. akin
     to L. clamare to call, E. claim. Cf. Chanticleer,
     Clairvoyant, Claret, Clarufy.]
     1. Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light;
        luminous; unclouded.
  
              The stream is so transparent, pure, and clear.
                                                    --Denham.
  
              Fair as the moon, clear as the sun.   --Canticles
                                                    vi. 10.
  
     2. Free from ambiguity or indistinctness; lucid; perspicuous;
        plain; evident; manifest; indubitable.
  
              One truth is clear; whatever is, is right. --Pope.
  
     3. Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating;
        discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head.
  
              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.
  
     4. Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
  
              With a countenance as clear As friendship wears at
              feasts.                               --Shak.
  
     5. Easily or distinctly heard; audible; canorous.
  
              Hark! the numbers soft and clear Gently steal upon
              the ear.                              --Pope.
  
     6. Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand.
  
     7. Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as,
        a clear complexion; clear lumber.
  
     8. Free from guilt or stain; unblemished.
  
              Statesman, yet friend to truth! in soul sincere, In
              action faithful, and in honor clear.  --Pope.
  
     9. Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit.
  
              I often wished that I had clear, For life, six
              hundred pounds a-year.                --Swift
              .
  
     10. Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a
         clear view; to keep clear of debt.
  
               My companion . . . left the way clear for him.
                                                    --Addison.
  
     11. Free from embarrassment; detention, etc.
  
               The cruel corporal whispered in my ear, Five
               pounds, if rightly tipped, would set me clear.
                                                    --Gay.
  
     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.

  clearest
     a.
     (en-superlative of: clear)
     vb.
     (infl of en clear  st-form)

  clearest
     a.
     (en-superlative of: clear)
     vb.
     (infl of en clear  st-form)

  clearest
     a.
     (en-superlative of: clear)
     vb.
     (infl of en clear  st-form)

  clearest
     a.
     (en-superlative of: clear)
     vb.
     (infl of en clear  st-form)

  clearest
     Englanti a.
     (en-a-taivm c lear est)

  clearest
     Engelska a.
     (böjning en adj clear)

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   see: light, clear, clearer
  

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