Part 1986

<blockquote>Can'st thou not minister to a mind diseased, And with some sweet oblivious antidote <b>Cleanse</b> the suffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart? <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Cleanser</h1> <Xpage=263>

<hw>Cleans"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>cl<?/nsere</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who, or that which, cleanses; a detergent.</def>

<i>Arbuthnot.</i>

<h1>Clean-timbered</h1> <Xpage=263>

<hw>Clean"-tim`bered</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Well-propotioned; symmetrical.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Clear</h1> <Xpage=263>

<hw>Clear</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Clearer</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Clearest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>cler</ets>, <ets>cleer</ets>, OF. <ets>cler</ets>, F. <ets>clair</ets>, fr.L. <ets>clarus</ets>, clear, broght, loud, distinct, renownwd; perh. akin to L. <ets>clamare</ets> to call, E. <ets>claim</ets>. Cf. <er>Chanticleer</er>, <er>Clairvoyant</er>, <er>Claret</er>, <er>Clarufy</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.</def>

<blockquote>The stream is so transparent, pure, and <b>clear</b>. <i>Denham.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Fair as the moon, <b>clear</b> as the sun. <i>Canticles vi. 10.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Free from ambiquity or indistinctness; lucid; perspicuous; plain; evident; manifest; indubitable.</def>

<blockquote>One truth is <b>clear</b>; whatever is, is right. <i>Pop<?/.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; <as>as, a <ex>clear</ex> intellect; a <ex>clear</ex> head.</as></def>

<blockquote>Mother of science! now I feel thy power Within me <b>clear</b>, not only to discern Things in their causes, but to trace the ways Of highest agents. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.</def>

<blockquote>With a countenance as <b>clear</b> As friendship wears at feasts. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Easily or distinctly heard; audible; canorous.</def>

<blockquote>Hark! the numbers soft and <b>clear</b> Gently steal upon the ear. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>Without mixture; entirely pure; <as>as, <ex>clear</ex> sand</as>.</def>

<p><b>7.</b> <def>Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; <as>as, a <ex>clear</ex> complexion; <ex>clear</ex> lumber.</as></def>

<p><b>8.</b> <def>Free from guilt or stain; unblemished.</def>

<blockquote>Statesman, yet friend to truth! in soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honor <b>clear</b>. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>9.</b> <def>Without diminution; in full; net; <as>as, <ex>clear</ex> profit</as>.</def>

<blockquote>I often wished that I had <b>clear</b>, For life, six hundred pounds a-year. <i>Swift</i></blockquote>.

<p><b>10.</b> <def>Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; <as>as, a <ex>clear</ex> view; to keep <ex>clear</ex> of debt.</as></def>

<blockquote>My companion . . . left the way <b>clear</b> for him. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>11.</b> <def>Free from embarrassment; detention, etc.</def>