Royals and topgallant-sails were handed, the courses were clewed up, and the corvette under her three topsails stood calmly on, waiting the approach of the enemy.
When fairly abreast of this the canvas was clewed up, and the brig slid into the loch with the way that she had on her.
Only in so far that we stand to lose some of our sails, unless I can contrive to get them clewed up before it comes on to blow any harder," answered I.
We got the sail clewed up without its going to pieces, but it took us over an hour.
For the benefit of those who know what a buntline on a sail is, I may remark that besides the usual topsail buntlines we had six extra buntlines round the whole sail, so that when it was clewed up it was, so to speak, made fast.
On the morning of the 17th, then, the sails were clewed up, and the Fram began to roll even worse than with the sails set.
The topsail and jib halliards were let run, the canvas was clewed up, and in a minute or two more all was snugly stowed.
A couple of minutes later the anchor was let go abreast of and scarcely half a mile distant from a small battery, the guns of which commanded the vessels we were about to attack, and the canvas was very smartly clewed up and furled.
Cornish had stowed the mizzen-royal by the time we had reached the deck, and when he joined us we clewed up the fore top-gallant sail, so that we might hand that sail when we had done with the royal.
He and I also clewed up the main top-gallant-sail, took the main tack and sheet to the winch and got them up, rounded up the leechlines and buntlines as well as we could, and then belayed and went forward again.
The running gear was not new, and Trunnell was a careful mate, so the ship was down to her upper topsails on the fore and mizzen and a main t'gallant on mainmast, the courses fore and after being clewed up and left hanging.
We were barely able to make within half a mile dead to leeward, but when we did, I backed the main yards and clewed up the courses, taking in the royals to keep from drifting off too fast in the gloom.
After the second day we had the doldrums fair enough, and there we lay with our coursesclewed up and our t'gallantsails wearing out with the continuous slatting, as the ship rolled lazily on the long, easy equatorial sea.
The air was hot and muggy the day we crossed into the northern hemisphere, and the light breeze died away again, leaving the ship with her courses clewed up, rolling and wallowing uneasily in the swell.
The topgallant sails were clewed up to reduce the vessel's speed, and her course was changed so that we swept round in a curve broadside to the coast, about three miles distant.
As we drew near, carried rapidly along by the current, we overhauled our chain, andclewed up the topsails.
The halyards were let go, and the yard clewed down, and the sheets started, and in a few minutes the sails smothered and kept in by clewlines and buntlines.
She came in under top-gallant-sails, clewed up and furled her sails in good order, and came-to within swinging distance of us.
The light sails were clewed up and furled, the courses hauled up, and the jibs down; then came the topsails in the buntlines, and the anchor let go.
The topsails were clewed up, and the men were sent on the yards to furl them.
The light sails were clewed up and furled, the courses hauled up and the jibs down; then came the topsails in the buntlines, and the anchor let go.
She came in under top-gallant sails, clewed up and furled her sails in good order, and came-to, within good swinging distance of us.
The halyards were let go and the yard clewed down, and the sheets started, and in a few minutes the sails smothered and kept in by clewlines and buntlines.
Then the fore-top-sail was clewed up, the spanker set, the yards braced up sharp, and the ship continued forging ahead with increased motion.
The canvas was carried clean from the bolt-ropes, the sheets were let go, and the lighter sails clewed up, and an attempt made to get the ship's head to the wind and lay her to.
The topsails were quickly clewed up and furled, the other sails were handed, but scarcely were the men off the yards, than the high bank of foam approached the ship.
As she approached, her topsails were clewed up, and a boat was lowered.
He ordered more of his men aboard, and had all the canvas clewed up and furled snugly away.
The topsails were soon clewed up and made fast, then the flying jib run down and furled.
The Decatur had hardly clewed up her top-sails, when she was directed by signal to make sail again.
Thinking that it might be the precursor of a hurricane, we clewed up the topsails, but as the wave passed we rode easily over it with the same sort of movement which is felt when entering a river across a bar.
The sails were instantly clewed up, and the only boat which had escaped injury was at once lowered.
Meanwhile the Europa had taken in all her light sails and clewed up her courses, with the evident intention of keeping close company with her prizes.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "clewed" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
