The sheets so attached to a sail.
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 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.
to roll into a ball
(transitive and intransitive) to raise the lower corner(s) of (a sail)
A sail.
A layer of veneer.
A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc.
A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
A thin, flat layer of solid material.
A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.
Precipitation of such quantity and force as to resemble a thin, virtually solid wall.
A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
A broad, flat expanse of a material on a surface.
An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata.
The space in the forward or after part of a boat where there are no rowers.
To form into sheets.
Of rain, or other precipitation, to pour heavily.
To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material.
To trim a sail using a sheet.