Word: clewlines
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: clew
lines
Definition: Plural of clewline. Outermost of the ropes with which a square sail is rolled up to the yard
Morphemes:
Affix: clew
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The sheets so attached to a sail.
Affix: line
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.