Definition of: clew

(kl) noun
1. A thread that guides through a maze.
2. Something that leads to the solution of a mystery: in this sense now spelled clue.
3. Naut. A lower corner of a square sail or the lower aft corner of a fore–and–aft sail; also, a loop at the corner.
4. plural The small cords by which the two ends of a hammock are slung.
5. A ball of yarn, thread, or the like.
—v.t.
1. To move or fasten by or as by a clew or clew line.
2. To coil into a ball; roll up into a bunch. [OE cleowan]
HAMMOCK CLEWS