clews

clew ¹  (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.

c. A metal loop attached to the lower corner of a 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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[Middle English clewe, from Old English cliwen.]

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clew ²  (kl)

n. & v. Chiefly British

Variant of clue¹.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

clews - the cords used to suspend a hammock cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one