英语词汇“clew”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

clew¹

(kl)

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.

[Middle English clewe, from Old English cliwen.]

单词	clew
释义	clew¹ (kl) n. 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. [Middle English clewe, from Old English cliwen.]
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