English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

Result for Clew

Clew (n.)

Alt. of Clue

Clew (n.)

To direct; to guide, as by a thread.

Clew (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.