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Clew
see synonyms of clewNoun
1. clew
a ball of yarn or cord or thread
Verb
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Clew
see synonyms of clewnoun
1.
a ball of thread, yarn, or twine
2. nautical
either of the lower corners of a square sail or the after lower corner of a fore-and-aft sail
3. (usually plural)
the rigging of a hammock
4. a rare variant of clue
verb
5. (transitive)
to coil or roll into a ball
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Clew
see synonyms of clew noun
1.
a ball of thread or yarn: in Greek legend, a thread is used by Theseus as a guide out of the labyrinth
2. archaic sp. of
clue
3. Nautical
a.
either of the lower corners of a square sail
b.
the after lower corner of a fore-and-aft sail
c. [pl.]
a combination of lines by which a hammock is hung
verb transitive
4.
to wind (up) into a ball
5.
clue
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Clew
see synonyms of clewn.
1. A ball of yarn or thread.
2. Greek Mythology The ball of thread used by Theseus to find his way out of the labyrinth.
3. clews The cords by which a hammock is suspended.
4. also clue Nautical
a. One of the two lower corners of a square sail.
b. The lower aft corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
tr.v. clewed, clew·ing, clews
1. To roll or coil into a ball.
2. also clue Nautical To raise the lower corners of (a square sail) by means of clew lines. Used with up.
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