Clue

·noun A loop and thimbles at the corner of a sail.

II. Clue ·noun A ball of thread, yarn, or cord; also, The thread itself.

III. Clue ·noun A combination of lines or nettles by which a hammock is suspended.

IV. Clue ·noun A lower corner of a square sail, or the after corner of a fore-and-aft sail.

V. Clue ·noun A ball of thread; a thread or other means of guidance. ·same·as Clew.

VI. Clue ·noun That which guides or directs one in anything of a doubtful or intricate nature; that which gives a hint in the solution of a mystery.