Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clew-garnet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
clew--gar-net
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rope attaching to the clew (lower corner) of a sail, used to furl it.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

Phrases

The novelist Thornton Jenkins Hains who often wrote about sailing sometimes used the pen name Mayn Clew Garnett

Frequently Paired Words

The novelist Thornton Jenkins Hains who often wrote about sailing sometimes used the pen name Mayn Clew Garnett

Questions

What does clew-garnet mean?
A rope attaching to the clew (lower corner) of a sail, used to furl it.

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