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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024clew (klo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. - clue (def. 1).
- Nautical, Naval Termseither lower corner of a square sail or the after lower corner of a fore-and-aft sail. See diag. under sail.
- a ball or skein of thread, yarn, etc.
- Usually, clews. the rigging for a hammock.
- Show Business[Theat.]a metal device holding scenery lines controlled by one weighted line.
- Mythology[Class. Myth.]the thread by which Theseus found his way out of the labyrinth.
- spread a large clew, [Naut.]
- Naval Termsto carry a large amount of sail.
- Naval Termsto present an impressive appearance.
v.t. - to coil into a ball.
- clue (def. 3).
- Show Business[Theat.]
- to draw up the bottom edge of (a curtain, drop, etc.) and fold out of view;
bag. - to secure (lines) with a clew.
- Nautical, Naval Terms clew down, to secure (a sail) in an unfurled position.
- Nautical, Naval Terms clew up, to haul (the lower corners of a square-rig sail) up to the yard by means of the clew lines.
- bef. 900; Middle English clewe, Old English cleowen, cliewen, equivalent. to cliew- (cognate with Old High German kliu ball) + -en -en5; akin to Dutch kluwen
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: clew /kluː/ n - a ball of thread, yarn, or twine
- either of the lower corners of a square sail or the after lower corner of a fore-and-aft sail
vb - (transitive) to coil or roll into a ball
Etymology: Old English cliewen (vb); related to Old High German kliu ball |