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1587 M. Kyffin Blessednes of Brytaine sig. A4 As Shyning Sunne recleeres the darkned Skye, And foorth recalles eche thing, from shiv'ring Shrowds, So hath our Second Sunne, both farre and nye, by brightning Beames, outcleerd erronious Clouds.

1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 70 He..Re-cleers the Floods and sends the Froggs away.

1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa i. ii. 57 Re-clearing the Foundations, and re-establishing the Church.

1838 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 7 328 Such is the violence of this wind that..a field, after a few years, requires to be recleared of the pebbles and stones which the loss of soil lays bare.

1864 W. Westgarth Colony of Victoria II. 128 Various articles of merchandise sprung at once into unwonted prices, as speculators came in and cleared and recleared the limited market.

1880 Times 16 Oct. 12/3 The old forest of Genquoich was only re-cleared of sheep some six years ago.

1925 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 15 145 The higher bush lands are constantly being recleared for potatoes and barley.

1962 Times 23 June 5/1 This party completed the restoration of the boundary wall as far as the road, removed debris from the village street, and recleared the graveyard of nettles.

2006 Billboard (Nexis) 22 July TV production companies are looking to clear music in a one-shot deal so they don't have to reclear the music for future technologies.

1615 J. Sylvester tr. P. Matthieu Memorials of Mortalitie in 2nd Session Parl. Vertues Reall 158 Thick streams re-cleere when Storms & stirrings cease.

1935 R. B. H. Gradwohl Clin. Lab. Meth. & Diagnos. xi. 771 If the flask does not reclear, it should be discarded and another flask planted.