Main Entry: clean
Pronunciation: 'klEn
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English clene, from Old English cl[AE]ne; akin to Old High German kleini delicate, dainty
Date: before 12th century
1 a : free from dirt or pollution b : free from contamination or disease c : free or relatively free from radioactivity
My car just received a squeegee bath. I consider it a distant cousin of the sponge bath for hostpital patients. It doesn't really get you clean or make you feel refreshed, but you look somewhat more presentable to visitors. By no stretch of the imagination or any dictionary definition I found would I consider my car to actually be clean. However, I think it is fair to say that it is cleaner than it was an hour ago. The windows got windexed and the dash has been dusted and I tried to clean out some of the trash. So overall I think it looks a lot better, but I am fully aware that my car is still filthy and it will remain so until it is no longer my car.
Pronunciation: 'klEn
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English clene, from Old English cl[AE]ne; akin to Old High German kleini delicate, dainty
Date: before 12th century
1 a : free from dirt or pollution b : free from contamination or disease c : free or relatively free from radioactivity
My car just received a squeegee bath. I consider it a distant cousin of the sponge bath for hostpital patients. It doesn't really get you clean or make you feel refreshed, but you look somewhat more presentable to visitors. By no stretch of the imagination or any dictionary definition I found would I consider my car to actually be clean. However, I think it is fair to say that it is cleaner than it was an hour ago. The windows got windexed and the dash has been dusted and I tried to clean out some of the trash. So overall I think it looks a lot better, but I am fully aware that my car is still filthy and it will remain so until it is no longer my car.
