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clear adjective. ME.
[l]). L19.
Guileless, ingenuous; innocent, free from fault or guilt. ME.
Shakespeare Macbeth Duncan Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been so clear in his great office. Milton Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise.
Free from obstructions, obstacles, encumbrances, burden, contents, or occupants; open for passage or operations; free from the presence of. ME.
the coast is clear: see COAST noun 2.
Pope A clear stage is left for Jupiter to display his omnipotence. H. Nelson One of our Transports will be clear tonight. A. P. Stanley The way was now clear to the Jordan. B. Webb To leave the field clear for the younger men and remain a silent member. B. Chatwin Providing the lanes were clear of ice.
b. Free from unevennesses or irregularities. M17.
W. Cobbett Several oaks..with a clear stem of more than forty feet.
Free from contact; disengaged; apart, out of reach. (Foll. by of, from.) LME.
Defoe We were clear of the isles. Burke My motives are clear from private interest. H. E. Bates Ice that had been swept clear.
Of income, gain, etc.: without deduction, net. LME.
Free from legal, pecuniary, or other complications. L15.
Free from limitation or qualification; absolute, complete, entire; sheer. E16.
R. L'Estrange You will find in all Respects the clear contrary. H. Cecil Leading by a clear eighteen lengths.
Unadulterated, pure; of the highest quality. techn. & slang. M18.
Phrases: (as) clear as a bell heard very distinctly. (as) clear as day very clear, esp. to the understanding. (as) clear as mud not clear at all, completely unintelligible. (as) clear as a whistle: see WHISTLE noun. clear CONSCIENCE. clear grit: see GRIT noun1. clear soup: containing little solid matter. out of a clear sky fig. as a complete surprise. the clear grit: see GRIT noun1.
Comb.: clear-air adjective designating atmospheric turbulence without visible signs; clear-eyed adjective (fig.) discerning, penetrating; clear-headed adjective having a clear head; able to think clearly; clear-headedness the quality or state of being clear-headed; clear-obscure = CHIAROSCURO; clear-sighted adjective having clear sight, discerning; clear-sightedness the quality or state of being clear-sighted; clearskin Austral. an unbranded animal (cf. cleanskin s.v. CLEAN-); clear-starch verb intrans. & trans. stiffen (linen) with colourless starch; clearway a road on which vehicles must not stop; clearweed N. Amer. a plant of the nettle family, Pilea pumila, with a semi-transparent stem; clearwing a day-flying moth of the family Sesiidae, members of which have largely transparent wings and mimic other insects, e.g. hornets.
clearish adjective somewhat clear E19.
clearness noun ME.