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The state or quality of being clean.

Capable of being cleansed. Sherwood.

To render clean; to free from fith, pollution, infection, guilt, etc.; to clean. If we walk in the light . . . the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth us from all sin. 1 John i. 7. Can'st thou not minister to a mind diseased, And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the suffed bosom of that perilous stuff Whi…

One who, or that which, cleanses; a detergent. Arbuthnot.

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.

Having a sharp, distinct outline, like that of a cameo. She has . . . a cold and clear-cut face. Tennyson.

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.

Shining brightly. Shak.

Seeing with clearness; discerning; as, clear-sighted reason

Acute discernment.

The act of reforming anything; clearance. [R.]

The act of clearing; as, to make a through clearance.

A priming of size mixed with whiting or white lead, used in house painting, etc.; also, a size upon which gold leaf is applied in gilding.

The quality of being cleared. Imputed by his friends to the clearedness, by his foes to the searedness, of his conscience. T. Fuller.

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

The act or process of making clear. The better clearing of this point. South.

In a clear manner.

The quality or state of being clear.

To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with the hands; as, to clearstarch muslin.