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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Clare-obscurenoun

    Light and shade in painting.

    Etymology: from clarus, bright, and obscurus, Lat.

    As masters in the clare-obscure,
    With various light your eyes allure;
    A flaming yellow here they spread,
    Draw off in blue, or charge in red;
    Yet from these colours, oddly mix’d,
    Your sight upon the whole is fix’d. Matthew Prior.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of clare obscure in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of clare obscure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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