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• clew — or clue [klo͞o] n. [ME cleue < OE cliwen, akin to Du klüwen & dissimilated Ger knäuel < IE base * gel : see CLAW] 1. a ball of thread or yarn: in Greek legend, a thread is used by Theseus as a guide out of the labyrinth 2. archaic sp. of… …   English World dictionary

• clew — (n.) ball of thread or yarn, northern English and Scottish relic of O.E. cliewen sphere, ball, skein, probably from W.Gmc. *kleuwin (Cf. O.S. cleuwin, Du. kluwen), from P.Gmc. *kliwjo , from I.E. *gleu gather into a mass, conglomerate (see CLAY… …   Etymology dictionary

• clew — /klooh/, n. 1. clue (def. 1). 2. Naut. either lower corner of a square sail or the after lower corner of a fore and aft sail. See diag. under sail. 3. a ball or skein of thread, yarn, etc. 4. Usually, clews. the rigging for a hammock. 5. Theat. a …   Universalium

• clew — 1. noun /kluː/ a) A ball of thread or yarn. on one side of her lay a pair of carpet slippers and on the other a ball of red wool, the leading filament of which she would tug at every now and then with the immemorial elbow jerk of a Zemblan… …   Wiktionary

• clew — /klu/ (say klooh) noun 1. a ball or skein of thread, yarn, etc. 2. Obsolete a clue. 3. (plural or singular) the rigging for a hammock. 4. Nautical either lower corner of a square sail or the after lower corner of a fore and aft sail. –verb (t) 5 …  

• Into the Labyrinth (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Into the Labyrinth Type = Studio Artist = Dead Can Dance Released = 13 September 1993 (UK) 14 September 1993 (US) Recorded = early 1993 Genre = Ethnic fusion, Medieval rock Length = 55:26 (CD) 65:25 (LP) Label = 4AD (UK)… …   Wikipedia

• clew — kluː n. ball of yarn; corner of a sail (Nautical) v. raise or lower using a clew (Nautical); roll into a ball, coil …   English contemporary dictionary

• clew — I. noun Etymology: Middle English clewe, from Old English cliewen; akin to Old High German kliuwa ball, Sanskrit glauḥ lump Date: before 12th century 1. a ball of thread, yarn, or cord 2. clue 1 3. a. a lower corner or only the after corner of a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• clew — [[t]klu[/t]] n. 1) clue 1) 2) naut. navig. either lower corner of a square sail or the after lower corner of a fore and aft sail 3) a ball or skein of thread, yarn, etc 4) Usu., clews. the rigging for a hammock 5) to coil into a ball 6) clue 3) • …   From formal English to slang

• spectacle clew — noun or spectacle iron : a steel device consisting of three rings at the clews of square sails into which three ropes or blocks can be hooked …   Useful english dictionary

• Olympic-Wallowa Lineament — Location of the Olympic Wallowa Lineament. Is the OWL an optical illusion? The Olympic Wallowa lineament (OWL) – first reported by cartographer Erwin Raisz in 1945 [1] on a relief map of the continental United States – is a physiographic feature… …   Wikipedia