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clew 1 C0403900 (klo͞o)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.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.
[Middle English clewe, from Old English cliwen.]
clew 2 C0403900 (klo͞o)n. & v. Chiefly British Variant of clue1.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | clews - the cords used to suspend a hammockcord - 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 |
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| CLEWS➣Contact Lens Extended Wear Study (University of California Berkeley; test of durability of lenses; conducted 2000) |
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