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clearer
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clearer
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Clearer
(gcide) | 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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Clearer
(gcide) | 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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Clearer
(gcide) | 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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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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Limber clearer
(gcide) | Limber \Lim"ber\ (l[i^]m"b[~e]r), n. [For limmer, Icel. limar
branches, boughs, pl. of lim; akin to E. limb. See Limb a
branch.]
1. pl. The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage. [Prov.
Eng.]
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2. (Mil.) The detachable fore part of a gun carriage,
consisting of two wheels, an axle, and a shaft to which
the horses are attached. On top is an ammunition box upon
which the cannoneers sit.
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3. pl. (Naut.) Gutters or conduits on each side of the
keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well.
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Limber boards (Naut.), short pieces of plank forming part
of the lining of a ship's floor immediately above the
timbers, so as to prevent the limbers from becoming
clogged.
Limber box or Limber chest (Mil.), a box on the limber
for carrying ammunition.
Limber rope, Limber chain or Limber clearer (Naut.), a
rope or chain passing through the limbers of a ship, by
which they may be cleared of dirt that chokes them.
--Totten.
Limber strake (Shipbuilding), the first course of inside
planking next the keelson.
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