Part 1989

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A tool of which the hemp for lines and twines, used by sailmakers, is finished.</def>

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

<hw>Clear"-head`ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having a clear understanding; quick of perception; intelligent.</def> "He was laborious and <i>clear-headed</i>."

<i>Macaulay</i>.

-- <wordforms><wf>Clear"-head`ed*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Clearing</h1> <Xpage=263>

<hw>Clear"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act or process of making clear.</def>

<blockquote>The better <b>clearing</b> of this point. <i>South.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A tract of land cleared of wood for cultivation.</def>

<blockquote>A lonely <b>clearing</b> on the shores of Moxie Lake. <i>J. Burroughs.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A method adopted by banks and bankers for making an exchange of checks held by each against the others, and settling differences of accounts.</def>

<note>&hand; In England, a similar method has been adopted by railroads for adjusting their accounts with each other.</note>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>The gross amount of the balances adjusted in the clearing house.</def>

<cs><col>Clearing house</col>, <cd>the establishment where the business of clearing is carried on. See <er>above</er>, <er>3</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Clearly</h1> <Xpage=263>

<hw>Clear"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a clear manner.</def>

<h1>Clearness</h1> <Xpage=263>

<hw>Clear"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality or state of being clear.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Clearness</er>, <er>Perspicuity</er>.</syn> <usage> <i>Clearness</i> has reference to our ideas, and springs from a distinct conception of the subject under consideration. <i>Perspicuity</i> has reference to the mode of expressing our ideas and belongs essentially to style. Hence we speak of a writer as having <i>clear</i> ideas, a <i>clear</i> arrangement, and <i>perspicuous</i> phraseology. We do at times speak of a person's having great <i>clearness</i> of style; but in such cases we are usually thinking of the clearness of his ideas as manifested in language. "Whenever men think <i>clearly</i>, and are thoroughly interested, they express themselves with <i>perspicuity</i> and force."</usage>

<i>Robertson.</i>

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

<hw>Clear"-see`ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having a clear physical or mental vision; having a clear understanding.</def>

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

<hw>Clear"-shin`ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Shining brightly.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

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

<hw>Clear"-sight`ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Seeing with clearness; discerning; as, <i>clear-sighted</i> reason</def>

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