Definition of clean

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Clean (superl.) Well-proportioned; shapely; as, clean limbs..

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Swingle :: Swingle (v. t.) To clean, as flax, by beating it with a swingle, so as to separate the coarse parts and the woody substance from it; to scutch..
Cleaner :: Cleaner (n.) One who, or that which, cleans..
Cleanliness :: Cleanliness (n.) State of being cleanly; neatness of person or dress.
Cleaning :: Cleaning (n.) The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc..
Birdlime :: Birdlime (n.) An extremely adhesive viscid substance, usually made of the middle bark of the holly, by boiling, fermenting, and cleansing it. When a twig is smeared with this substance it will hold small birds which may light upon it. Hence: Anything which insnares..
Pollution :: Pollution (n.) The act of polluting, or the state of being polluted (in any sense of the verb); defilement; uncleanness; impurity..
Dipping :: Dipping (n.) The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, esp. brass, by dipping it in acids, etc..
Purgatory :: Purgatory (a.) Tending to cleanse; cleansing; expiatory.
Comb :: Comb (v. t.) To disentangle, cleanse, or adjust, with a comb; to lay smooth and straight with, or as with, a comb; as, to comb hair or wool. See under Combing..
Detergent :: Detergent (a.) Cleansing; purging.
Pure :: Pure (superl.) Ritually clean; fitted for holy services.
Glean :: Glean (n.) Cleaning; afterbirth.
Sponge :: Sponge (n.) A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped nap, and having a handle, or staff..
Pipeclay :: Pipeclay (v. t.) To whiten or clean with pipe clay, as a soldier's accouterments..
Van :: Van (v. t.) To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel..
Adarce :: Adarce (n.) A saltish concretion on reeds and grass in marshy grounds in Galatia. It is soft and porous, and was formerly used for cleansing the skin from freckles and tetters, and also in leprosy..
Unclean :: Unclean (a.) Morally impure.
Wash :: Wash (v. t.) To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water; as, to wash the hands or body; to wash garments; to wash sheep or wool; to wash the pavement or floor; to wash the bark of trees..
Furring :: Furring (v. t.) A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also, the operation of cleaning away this deposit..
Abstersion :: Abstersion (n.) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.
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