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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}.