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

a. Nautical. A lower corner of a square sail, or the aftmost corner of a fore-and-aft sail, to which are made fast the tacks and sheets by which it is extended and held to the lower yard. †to spread a large (full, small) clew: (of a square sail) to have the two lower corners of the sail wide (or otherwise) apart; hence, to spread large (or small) canvas. from clew to earing: literal the diagonal of a square sail: figurative from bottom to top, ‘from top to toe’, completely.

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the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > completely [phrase] > thoroughly > from beginning to end or through and through

to the boneOE

through and throughc1225

out and outc1300

from top to tail1303

out and inc1390

(from) head to heel (also heels)c1400

(from) head to foot (also feet)c1425

from top to (into, unto) toec1425

to the skin1526

to one's (also the) finger (also fingers') ends1530

from first to last1536

up and down1542

whole out1562

to the pith1587

to the back1594

from A to (also until) Z1612

from clew to earing1627

from top to bottom1666

back and edge1673

all hollow1762

(all) to pieces1788

from A to Za1821

to one's (also the) fingertips1825

to one's fingernails1851

from tip to toe1853

down to the ground1859

to the backbone1864

right the way1867

pur sang1893

from the ground up1895

in and out1895

from soda (card) to hock1902

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > lower corner(s) of sail > clew

clue1599

clew1627

spectacle clew1863

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. vii. 32 When the Saile is large and hath a good Clew, we say she spreds a large Clew, or spreds much Canuas.

1645 Bp. J. Hall Remedy Discontentm. xii. 62 Having that large clew which they spread, expos'd to all windes.

1698 Capt. Langford in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 20 412 The Clews of the Sails I spik'd all down to the Timbers.

1707 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum Clew of the Sail of a Ship is the lower Corner of it which reaches down to that Earing where the Tackles and Sheats are fastned.

1874 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. vi. 171 If weights be fastened to the clews, the boat's drift will be much retarded.

单词	to spread a large clew
释义	> as lemmas to spread a large (full, small) clew a. Nautical. A lower corner of a square sail, or the aftmost corner of a fore-and-aft sail, to which are made fast the tacks and sheets by which it is extended and held to the lower yard. †to spread a large (full, small) clew: (of a square sail) to have the two lower corners of the sail wide (or otherwise) apart; hence, to spread large (or small) canvas. from clew to earing: literal the diagonal of a square sail: figurative from bottom to top, ‘from top to toe’, completely. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > completely [phrase] > thoroughly > from beginning to end or through and through to the boneOE through and throughc1225 out and outc1300 from top to tail1303 out and inc1390 (from) head to heel (also heels)c1400 (from) head to foot (also feet)c1425 from top to (into, unto) toec1425 to the skin1526 to one's (also the) finger (also fingers') ends1530 from first to last1536 up and down1542 whole out1562 to the pith1587 to the back1594 from A to (also until) Z1612 from clew to earing1627 from top to bottom1666 back and edge1673 all hollow1762 (all) to pieces1788 from A to Za1821 to one's (also the) fingertips1825 to one's fingernails1851 from tip to toe1853 down to the ground1859 to the backbone1864 right the way1867 pur sang1893 from the ground up1895 in and out1895 from soda (card) to hock1902 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > lower corner(s) of sail > clew clue1599 clew1627 spectacle clew1863 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. vii. 32 When the Saile is large and hath a good Clew, we say she spreds a large Clew, or spreds much Canuas. 1645 Bp. J. Hall Remedy Discontentm. xii. 62 Having that large clew which they spread, expos'd to all windes. 1698 Capt. Langford in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 20 412 The Clews of the Sails I spik'd all down to the Timbers. 1707 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum Clew of the Sail of a Ship is the lower Corner of it which reaches down to that Earing where the Tackles and Sheats are fastned. 1874 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. vi. 171 If weights be fastened to the clews, the boat's drift will be much retarded. extracted from clewn. < as lemmas
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