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It is not only important, but, in a degree necessary, that the people of this country, should have an American Dictionary of the English language; for, although the body of the language is the same as in England, and it is desirable to perpetuate that sameness, yet some differences must exist. Language is the expression of ideas; and if the people of one country cannot preserve an identity of ideas, they cannot retain an identity of language. |
CLEARING, ppr. Purifying; removing foul matter, incumbrances, or obstructions; making evident, or luminous; cleansing; liberating; disengaging; acquitting; making gain beyond all costs and charges.
CLEARING, n.
The act or process of making clear.
The better clearing of this point. A tract of land cleared of wood for
cultivation.
A lonely clearing on the shores of Moxie
Lake. A method adopted by banks and bankers
for making an exchange of checks held by each against the others,
and settling differences of accounts.
* In England, a similar method has been adopted by railroads for adjusting their accounts with each other. The gross amount of the balances
adjusted in the clearing house.
Clearing house, the establishment where the business of clearing is carried on. See above, 3. | ||||||||