Clevis, Clevy

[O. Eng. clewe.] An iron bent in the form of an ox-bow, with the two ends perforated to receive a pin, used on the end of a tongue of a wagon, cart, or plough, to draw it by. Clew, (frequently written CLUE,) n. [A. S. cleow , cliwe ; Du. klawen; 0. Ger. kloben ; Lat. globus ; allied to W. clob , a round knob, a lump.] A ball of thread; the thread that forms a ball. "They see small cleus draw vastest weights along."-Dryden. -The thread that guides a person in a labyrinth. "While guided by some clew of heav'nly thread, The perplex'd labyrinth we backward tread."-Roscommon. -Anything that guides or directs one in an intricate case, or when one is in doubt. "No clew to guide me thro' this gloomy maze."- Smith . ( Naut .) The lower corner of square sails, and the after corner of a fore-and-aft sail. -v. a. To direct, as by a thread. ( Naut .) To tru up sails to the yard, in order to furling; as, to clew the main-topsail. Clew Bay, in Ireland, an inlet of the Atlantic, in co. Mayo, Con naught, Lat. 53° 55′ N., Lon. 9° 50′ W., extending inland for abt. 15 m., with a nearly uniform breadth of 8 m. Clew'-garnets, Clue/-garnets, n . pl . ( Naut . ) Ropes for hauling up the clews of the fore-sail or mainsail of a square-rigged ve el. Clew'-lines, Clue'-lines, n . pl . ( Naut .) Ropes used on board ship for hauling up the clews of a square sail. Cliché, ( kle -sha'.) [Fr.] ( Metal . ) The matrix of a die. Cliché casting , a mode of casting whereby the mould is forced perpendicularly down upon the metal while in a state of fusion. Clich'y-la-Garenne, a village of France, dep. Seine, formerly 5 m. N.W. Paris, but now contiguous to the fortifications of the capital. Here, on March 30, 1814, an engagement took place between the allies and the National Guard under Marshal Moncey. Click, v . i . [Formed from the sound. See CLACK, of which click may be regarded as a weakened form.] To make a small, sharp noise, or rather a succe ion of such sounds, as by a gentle striking. "The varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door." - Goldsmith. -v. a. To snatch or seize in a hurried manner. (Used in some parts of England.) -n. [0. Fr. cliche.] ( Mach .) A pall, or small piece of iron falling with a clicking sound into a notched or ratchet wheel. -The latch of a door. (An English provincialism.) -A small, sharp sound; as, a click of the tongue. See cLUCK.