Of a square sail, either of the lower corners reaching down to where the tacks and sheets are made fast to it; and is that part which comes goring out from the square of the sail.
·noun A loop and thimbles at the corner of a sail. II. Clue ·noun A ball of thread, yarn, or cord; ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A sort of tackle rove through a garnet block, attached to the clues of the main and fore sails to ha...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Are for the same purpose as clue-garnets, only that the latter term is solely appropriated to the co...
In large sails, the eye or loop at the clues is made of a rope larger than the bolt-rope into which ...
The order to clue up the square sails. ...
The combination of small lines by which it is suspended, being formed of knittles, grommets, and lan...
See hammock. ...
Where the head rests. (See hammock.) ...