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clew noun

  /kljuː/ , /kluʊ̯/ , /kluː/
  • Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue.
 johtolanka
  • (archaic) A ball of thread or yarn.
 kerä, lankakerä
  • (obsolete) A roughly spherical mass or body.
 kerä, pallero
  • (nautical, in the plural) The cords suspending a hammock.
 kiinnitysnarut
  • (nautical) 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 trailing corner relative to the wind direction.
 skuutti, skuuttikulma
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