clew or clue /kloo/

1. A ball of thread, or the thread in it (archaic)
2. A thread that guides through a labyrinth
3. The lower corner of a sail (nautical)
4. One of the cords by which a hammock is suspended

1. To coil up into a clew or ball
2. To tie up to the yards (usu with up)
3. To fix up (figurative)

clewˈ-garnet noun (nautical)

A tackle for clewing up the smaller square sails for furling

clewˈ-lines plural noun (nautical)

Ropes attached to the clews on square sails by which they are clewed up for furling

clew down (nautical)

To let down a sail by the lower edges

clew up

1. To draw up the lower edges of a square sail ready for furling (nautical)
2. To tie up loose ends (figurative)

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