noun
- a ball of yarn or thread
- something that guides or directs; a clue
- the lower corner of a sail
Usage: archaic
Usage: nautical
verb
- to roll into a ball
Examples
- She wound the yarn into a neat clew.
- The cat played with the clew of thread.
- The detective followed every clew in the case.
- The sailor adjusted the clew of the mainsail.
- She clewed the rope carefully.
- The knitter clewed her wool before starting the project.