clare

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Definition of clare in English English dictionary

A surname derived from place names in England and Ireland, and from Old English clæg"clay" as an occupational name for a worker in clay

A county in the Republic of Ireland

A male given name transferred from the surnames (much less common than the female name)

A female given name, often spelled Claire in the 20th century

Clare Fairweather, she said. Awful, isn't it? and went away, hiding her mirth.

A town in the county of Cavan, Ireland

A surname derived from place names in England and Ireland, and from clæg"clay" as an occupational name for a worker in clay

a county in the west of the Republic of Ireland, famous for its mountains and lakes and its wild land on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. County (pop., 1996: 94,006), western Ireland. Bordered by the River Shannon and the Atlantic Ocean, it is located in the province of Munster, and its county seat is Ennis. It has peat-and bog-covered hills, plateaus, lowlands, and limestone areas. Chief crops are oats and potatoes; livestock raising and fishing also are important. Evidence of prehistoric settlement includes many megaliths and some 2,000 fortified enclosures. There are numerous early Christian sites. The region remained under the lordship of the O'Briens until the 16th century despite Anglo-Norman colonization in the 12th century. It was made a shire in the reign of Elizabeth I. In 1828 Daniel O'Connell won the election in Clare that led to the emancipation of Catholics in Ireland. Clare of Assisi Saint Clare John Luce Clare Boothe Ann Clare Boothe

transferred from the surnames; much less common than the female name

{i} family name; female first name; county in western Ireland; Saint Clare of Assisi (1194-1253), Italian-born woman who found the order of Franciscan nuns; John Clare (1793-1864), English poet

often spelled Claire in the 20th century

A nun of the order of St

Clare

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clare-obscure

{n} light and shade in painting

Clare Boothe Luce

orig. Ann Clare Boothe born March 10, 1903, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Oct. 9, 1987, Washington, D.C. U.S. politician, dramatist, and socialite. She was born into poverty to parents who never married. From 1930 to 1934 she worked as an editor at Vogue and Vanity Fair. In the latter she published short sketches satirizing New York society, some of which were collected as Stuffed Shirts (1931). In 1935 she married Henry R. Luce, the publisher of Time and later Life magazine. Three of her witty plays were adapted into films: The Women (1936), Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1938), and Margin for Error (1939). From 1939 to 1940 she worked as a war correspondent for Life and recounted her experiences in Europe in the Spring (1940). As a member of the House of Representatives (1943-47), she became influential in Republican Party politics. She served as ambassador to Italy from 1953 to 1956, was a public supporter of Barry Goldwater in the 1960s, and served on the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board under Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Reagan in the 1970s and '80s. In 1983 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She is remembered for her fiesty demeanour and her acid wit, which she displayed in oft-quoted aphorisms such as, "No good deed goes unpunished

Clare Boothe Luce

(1903-1987) American playwright and diplomat, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Ambassador to Italy during the Eisenhower administration, wife of publisher Henry Luce

John Clare

a British poet, who wrote mostly about the English countryside and country life (1793-1864). born July 13, 1793, Helpston, near Peterborough, Northamptonshire, Eng. died May 20, 1864, Northampton, Northamptonshire British poet. Clare grew up in extreme rural poverty, with little access to books, but he had a prodigious memory and absorbed folk ballads. His Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery (1820) brought a short period of celebrity, but later volumes, including The Shepherd's Calendar (1827) and The Rural Muse (1835), sold poorly. Suffering from penury and poor health, he fell prey to delusions and was placed in an asylum in 1837. After four years he briefly escaped; certified insane, he spent his final 23 years in another asylum, where he wrote some of his most lucid, lyrical poetry

John Clare

{i} (1793-1864) English poet

Saint Clare of Assisi

{i} (1194-1253) Italian-born woman who found the order of Franciscan nuns

Saint Clare of Assisi

born July 16, 1194, Assisi, duchy of Spoleto died Aug. 11, 1253, Assisi; canonized 1255; feast day August 11 Founder of the order of Poor Clares (Clarissines). Born to a noble family, she became devoted to her fellow Assisian St. Francis. She refused to marry and in 1212 fled to the Porziuncola Chapel, where St. Francis received her vows. She later became abbess of a female religious community that included her sister, St. Agnes, and her mother. Her order, the Second Order of St. Francis, or Poor Clares, adopted the absolute poverty of St. Francis but was strictly cloistered, unlike its counterpart, the Franciscans. Still allied with the Franciscans, the Poor Clares are noted for their poverty and their life of penitential prayer led for the good of church and society

Hyphenation

Clare

Turkish pronunciation

kler

Pronunciation

/ˈkler/ /ˈklɛr/

Etymology

[ 'klar, 'kler ] (biographical name.) Medieval English vernacular form of Clara.