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clews::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | cord |
Examples of clews
clews
If you have a faith or not, give your one minutes for the dead clews.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A ball of yarn or cord or thread
- Clue: roll into a ball
- Clue: evidence that helps to solve a problem
- (clews) the cords used to suspend a hammock
- In sailing the parts of a sail have common terminology for each corner and edge of the sail.
- A roughly spherical mass or body; A ball of thread or yarn; Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue; The lower corner(s) of a sail to which a sheet is attached for trimming the sail (adjusting its position relative to the wind); the metal loop or ...
- (clewed) adjective - 1. rolled or coiled in to a ball 2. [nautical] with "up," used to describe a square sail with its lower corners raised by means of clew lines
- The lower aft corner of a sail.
- The aftmost, lowest part of a triangular sail. Expert sailors make all sorts of adjustments to a sail, but beginners can adjust the clew to catch the wind even if they don't have a clue about the finer points of sail trim.
