- clíewen
- n (clíewnes, -nes/-u, -nu) sphere, ball, skein; ball of thread or yarn; mass, group [cliewen?]
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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claw — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English clawe, from Old English clawu hoof, claw; akin to Old Norse klō claw, and probably to Old English cliewen ball more at clew Date: before 12th century 1. a sharp usually slender and curved … New Collegiate 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 — /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
cléone — see cléowene, dat sing of cléowen, clíewen … Old to modern English dictionary
clíwe — see clíewen … Old to modern English dictionary
clíwen — see clíewen … Old to modern English dictionary
clýwen — see clíewen … Old to modern English dictionary
clue — clue1 S2 [klu:] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: clew ball of string (11 19 centuries), from Old English cliewen; from the use of a ball of string for finding the way out of a network of passages] 1.) an object or piece of information that helps… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 — [[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
