clew vs globe

clew

verb
  • to roll into a ball 

  • (transitive and intransitive) to raise the lower corner(s) of (a sail) 

noun
  • Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue. 

  • The cords suspending a hammock. 

  • The sheets so attached to a sail. 

  • 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. 

globe

verb
  • To become spherical. 

  • To make spherical. 

noun
  • The planet Earth. 

  • A circular military formation used in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the modern infantry square. 

  • A spherical model of Earth or other planet. 

  • A land snail of the genus Mesodon 

  • A light bulb. 

  • A woman's breast. 

  • Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object. 

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