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red 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.…

One who, or that which, clears. Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding. Addison.

Having a clear understanding; quick of perception; intelligent. "He was laborious and clear-headed." Macaulay. -- Clear"-head`ed*ness, n.

Having a clear physical or mental vision; having a clear understanding.

A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern. Branchial clefts. See under Branchial.

A citizen who put himself under the protection of a man of distinction and influence, who was called his patron.

Condition of a client; state of being under the protection of a patron. Dryden.

p. pr. & vb. n. of Climb. Climbing fern. See under Fern. -- Climbing perch. (Zoöl.) See Anabas, and Labyrinthici.

A kind of brick. See Dutch klinker, under Dutch.

An igneous rock of feldspathic composition, lamellar in structure, and clinking under the hammer. See Phonolite.

See under Dome.

Having an irregular, convulsive motion. Dunglison. Clonic spasm. (Med.) See under Spasm.

An inclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of land surrounded by a wall, hedge, or fence of any kind; -- specifically, the precinct of a cathedral or abbey. Closes surrounded by the venerable abodes of deans and canons. Macaulay.

Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; -- said of a sailing vessel.

One who, or that which, closes; specifically, a boot closer. See under Boot.

and for giving the best possible effect to . . . every axiom. I. Taylor. Body cloth. See under Body. -- Cloth of gold, a fabric woven wholly or partially of threads of gold. -- Cloth measure, the measure of length and surface by which cloth is measured and sold. For this object the standard yard is usually divided i…

ch way her frighted head, Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes. Prior. Body clothes. See under Body. -- Clothes moth (Zoöl.), a small moth of the genus Tinea. The most common species (T. flavifrontella)is yellowish white. The larvæ eat woolen goods, furs, feathers, etc. They live in tubular cases made of the material…

See Card clothing, under 3d Card.

erficial and capable of removal by release, decision in equity, or legislation. -- To be under a cloud, to be under suspicion or in disgrace; to be in disfavor. -- In the clouds, in the realm of facy and imagination; beyond reason; visionary.

imp. of Cleave. Cleft. Spenser. Clove hitch (Naut.) See under Hitch. -- Clove hook (Naut.), an iron two-part hook, with jaws overlapping, used in bending chain sheets to the clews of sails; -- called also clip hook. Knight.