释义 |
clear·er I. \ˈklirə(r)\ comparative of clear II. noun (-s) 1. : a person or worker who clears: as a. : a worker who clears goods of faults or working places of debris and objects not in use b. : one who bleaches extract-tanned hides by brushing with weak acid solution c. : property man 2. : an instrument, device, apparatus, or agent that clears especially as part of a manufacturing process: as a. : clearing agent b. : a reservoir into which the brine is conveyed in the manufacture of salt c. (1) : one of the small rapidly revolving rollers in a carding machine the teeth of which catch the material from the worker rollers (2) : a contrivance (as a roller or flat board covered with flannel or as an endless flannel band) in a drawing, roving, or spinning frame to collect the fly from the rollers (3) : a device in a ring spinner consisting of an upward projecting piece of metal that catches the fly on the traveler and removes it |