Clew

[kluː] or [klʊ]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a ball of yarn or cord or thread.

整理:萨莎--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) Alt. of Clue

(n.) To direct; to guide, as by a thread.

(n.) To move of draw (a sail or yard) by means of the clew garnets, clew lines, etc.; esp. to draw up the clews of a square sail to the yard.

編輯:兰尼

同義詞及近義詞：

n. Guide, direction, CLAVIS, clue.

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解釋/意思:

n. a ball of thread or the thread in it: a thread that guides through a labyrinth: anything that solves a mystery: the corner of a sail.—v.t. to coil up into a clew or ball: to truss or tie up sails to the yards.—n. Clew′-gar′net (naut.) a tackle for clewing up the smaller square sails for furling.—n.pl. Clew′-lines ropes on the smaller square sails by which they are clewed up for furling.

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