clews

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clew
(Askeri) iskota yakası
clew
(Askeri) ıskota köşesi
clew
hamak ipi gemi
clew
(Askeri) ıskota yakası
clew
kuka
clew
yumak
clew
topak
clew
sarmak
clew
yumak yapmak
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yün yumağı
clew
iskota
clew
i., bak. clue
clew
{i} şipka (gemi)
clew
{i} işaret
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{i} iz
clew
{i} ipucu
clew
{i} anahtar
clew
{i} hamak ipi (gemi)
English - English
the cords used to suspend a hammock
plural of clew

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clew
The sheets so attached to a sail
clew
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 cringle in the corner of the sail, to which the sheet is attached. On a triangular sail, the clew is the trailing corner relative to the wind direction
clew
A roughly spherical mass or body
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Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue

Not often did Jesse James leave a clew to his identity when he galloped away from a crime of violence, back into the mysterious Nowhere whence he came.

clew
to raise the lower corner(s) of (a sail)
clew
to roll into a ball
clew
{n} a ball of thread guide, corner of a fai
clew
{v} to raise the sails, to draw up
Elsie Clews Parsons
orig. Elsie Worthington Clews born Nov. 27, 1875, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Dec. 19, 1941, New York City U.S. sociologist, anthropologist, and folklorist. She was trained in sociology. Her early works, advocating women's rights, included The Family (1906) and The Old-Fashioned Woman (1913). She later turned to anthropology under the influence of Franz Boas and Alfred L. Kroeber. Her Pueblo Indian Religion (1936) and Mitla (1936) remain standard studies of Pueblo and Zapotec Indian cultures. She also produced notable collections of West Indian and African American folklore
clew
The after lower corner of a sail where the foot and leech meet
clew
a ball of yarn or cord or thread
clew
To move of draw (a sail or yard) by means of the clew garnets, clew lines, etc
clew
Bottom rear corner of sail
clew
A ball of thread, yarn, or cord; also, The thread itself
clew
{f} raise or lower using a clew (Nautical); roll into a ball, coil
clew
A lower corner of a square sail, or the after corner of a fore-and- aft sail
clew
A lower corner of a square sail or the aft most corner of a fore-and-aft sail [from Ned Myers]
clew
the lower aft corner of the sail
clew
Device that connects several ropes or cables to one, usually stronger, rope or cable
clew
{i} ball of yarn; corner of a sail (Nautical)
clew
evidence that helps to solve a problem
clew
Bottom corner of a sail
clew
Bottom back corner of sail
clew
Yarn or thread as used to guide ones way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue
clew
The cords suspending a hammock
clew
The corner of the sail where the leech meets the foot
clew
To direct; to guide, as by a thread
clew
The lower corner of a mainsail, jib or genoa and either lower corner of a spinnaker attached to the sheet
clew
The lower after corner of a sail
clew
Metal or wood piece, usually a triangular plate, with a single hole at one corner and multiple holes across the opposite side Used for changing from single line to multiple lines
clew
A ball of thread or yarn
clew
A loop and thimbles at the corner of a sail
clew
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 in the corner of the sail, to which the sheet is attached. On a triangluar sail, the clew is the trailing corner relative to the wind direction
clew
1) The lower corners of a square sail, "and the after lower corner of a fore-and-aft sail " (Underhill) 2) The lines attached to those corners and used to haul the clews upward to the yard for furling
clew
alternative spelling of clue
clew
esp
clew
to draw up the clews of a square sail to the yard
clew
Evidence leading to recovery of a missing sail
clew
That which guides or directs one in anything of a doubtful or intricate nature; that which gives a hint in the solution of a mystery
clew
To haul a square sail up to a yard previous to furling by means of clew lines
clew
A combination of lines or nettles by which a hammock is suspended
clew
roll into a ball
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A device, usually steel plate or iron ring, that allows the transition of a number of lines into one
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