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Noun

clue ( def. 1 ) .
Nautical . either lower corner of a square sail or the after lower corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
a ball or skein of thread, yarn, etc.
Usually, clews. the rigging for a hammock.
Theater . a metal device holding scenery lines controlled by one weighted line.
Classical Mythology . the thread by which Theseus found his way out of the labyrinth.

Verb (used with object)

to coil into a ball.
clue ( def. 3 ) .
Theater .
to draw up the bottom edge of (a curtain, drop, etc.) and fold out of view; bag.
to secure (lines) with a clew. ?

Verb phrases

clew down, Nautical . to secure (a sail) in an unfurled position.
clew up, Nautical . to haul (the lower corners of a square-rig sail) up to the yard by means of the clew lines. ?

Idiom

spread a large clew
Nautical .
to carry a large amount of sail.
to present an impressive appearance.

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