(a) Unadulterated, unmixed with anything, uncontaminated; ~ of, cleansed of (dirt); (b) of metals: unalloyed, refined; of fur: all of one color; of wine: clear; also, undiluted; of medicines: undiluted; of blood: uncontaminated; of dialects: unmixed, linguistically pure; (c) of taste: unmixed with other tastes; of light: clear, bright; ~ in odour, of unmixed odor; also, pleasant-smelling; (d) med. simple, uncompounded; of flesh: not covered with skin; (e) as noun: a state of cleanliness or refinement; most ~, the cleanest grain.

(a) Excellent, perfect, unblemished, unsullied, faultless, of fine quality; (b) of law, reason, etc.: absolute, strict, without extraneous considerations; ~ clergie, higher learning, theology; divine inspiration; (c) clear, intelligible; (d) ~ widwehod, the status or state of a widow who has not remarried; (e) ~ article, the number 10 or a multiple thereof.

(a) Total, complete, unmitigated, absolute, nothing but; of profit: clear; law in (in-to) ~ almesse, in frankalmoign; (b) of emotions, feelings, necessity, debt, age, etc.: mere, simple, no more than; unadulterated, unmixed; (c) ~ scotlond, all Scotland.

(a) Morally or spiritually pure or perfect; blameless; also, honest, trustworthy; clene and ~, ~ and clene; ~ of, innocent of (an offense); the ~, meek or innocent people; (b) sexually pure, virginal, chaste.

(a) Actual, real, genuine, true; ~ night, full night; ~ somer (winter), midsummer (midwinter); ~ of treuth, really true; (b) as intensive: the ~ fettres, even the fetters, the very fetters; on ~ erthe, on earth itself; bi ~ kinde, by his very nature; into the ~ corneres, even into the corners; to his flesh ~, to his very flesh; etc.

As surname.