claire

nouncommon in dialogue

A small enclosed pond used for gathering and greening oysters.

noun

1
A small enclosed pond used for gathering and greening oysters.
In order to prepare the ground of the claire for the reception of oysters, it must first be cleared of stones and all vegetation which may cover it, then the necessary slope from the center towards the sides may be given it.
A barrel of lime was spread around the edge of the claire, so as to be gradually washed into the water and furnish the material required by oysters in the fabrication of the shell. Until October the oysters in the claire remained exceedingly poor, […]

Etymology

Borrowed from French claire, the feminine form of clair (“clear”).

Forms

plural: claires

claim · A demand of ownership made for something.claiming · The act of making a claim.Clair · A female given name from French.

claire · A small enclosed pond used for gathering and greening oysters.

Claire · A female given name from French.clam · A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are…clamoring · A sound that clamors.

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