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Definitions for Clew

[1] clue(def 1) .
[2] Nautical . either lower corner of a square sail or the after lower corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
[3] a ball or skein of thread, yarn, etc.
[4] Usually clews. the rigging for a hammock.
[5] Theater . a metal device holding scenery lines controlled by one weighted line.
[6] Classical Mythology . the thread by which Theseus found his way out of the labyrinth.
[7] to coil into a ball.
[8] clue(def 3) .
[9] Theater . to draw up the bottom edge of (a curtain, drop, etc.) and fold out of view; bag. to secure (lines) with a clew.
[10] clew down , Nautical . to secure (a sail) in an unfurled position.
[11] clew up , Nautical . to haul (the lower corners of a square-rig sail) up to the yard by means of the clew lines.
[12] spread a large clew , Nautical . to carry a large amount of sail. to present an impressive appearance.
[13] a ball of thread, yarn, or twine
[14] nautical either of the lower corners of a square sail or the after lower corner of a fore-and-aft sail
[15] (usually plural) the rigging of a hammock
[16] a rare variant of clue
[17] (tr) to coil or roll into a ball

Words nearby Clew

clever, clever dick, clever-clever, cleves, clevis, clew, clew line, clew up, cli, clianthus, cliburn

Origin of Clew

before 900; Middle English clewe, Old English cleowen, cliewen, equivalent to cliew- (cognate with Old High German kliu ball) + -en -en5; akin to Dutch kluwen

Word origin for Clew

Old English cliewen (vb); related to Old High German kliu ball