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CLOUT, n.

1. A patch; a piece of cloth or leather, &c., to close a breach.

2. A piece of cloth for mean purposes.

3. A piece of white cloth, for archers to shoot at.

4. An iron plate on an axle tree, to keep it from wearing.

5. A small nail

6. In vulgar language, a blow with the hand.

CLOUT, v.t.

1. To patch; to mend by sewing on a piece or patch; as clouted shoon, in Milton. This is the sense as understood by Johnson. Mason understands the word clouted to signify nailed, studded with small nails, from the French clouter, and the following words in Shakespeare, Whose rudeness answered my steps too loud, give some countenance to Masons interpretation. In this case, the verb clout must signify, to nail, or fasten with nails; to stud.

2. To cover with a piece of cloth.

3. To join clumsily; as clouted sentences.

4. To cover or arm with an iron plate.

5. To strike; to give a blow.

Clouted cream, in Gay, is evidently a mistake for clotted cream.


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CLOUT, n.

1. A patch; a piece of cloth or leather, &c., to close a breach.

2. A piece of cloth for mean purposes.

3. A piece of white cloth, for archers to shoot at.

4. An iron plate on an axle tree, to keep it from wearing.

5. A small nail

6. In vulgar language, a blow with the hand.

CLOUT, v.t.

1. To patch; to mend by sewing on a piece or patch; as clouted shoon, in Milton. This is the sense as understood by Johnson. Mason understands the word clouted to signify nailed, studded with small nails, from the French clouter, and the following words in Shakespeare, Whose rudeness answered my steps too loud, give some countenance to Masons interpretation. In this case, the verb clout must signify, to nail, or fasten with nails; to stud.

2. To cover with a piece of cloth.

3. To join clumsily; as clouted sentences.

4. To cover or arm with an iron plate.

5. To strike; to give a blow.

Clouted cream, in Gay, is evidently a mistake for clotted cream.

CLOUT, n. [Sax. clut, a patch, a plaster, a plate, a seam or joint; Sw. klut; W. clwt, a patch, a clout; clwtiaw, to patch; Sax. gecluted, sewed together, clouted, patched; gesceod mid gecludedum scon, shod with clouted shoes. This undoubtedly signifies patched shoes, for clut in Saxon does not signify a nail. The word clout, a nail, may be from the French, clou, clouter, from L. clavus, from the root of L. claudo, cludo. Whether clouted brogues in Shakspeare signify patched shoes or shoes studded with nails, let the critic determine. Such shoes are common in England, and were formerly worn in America. The primary sense is, to thrust or put on; hence the sense of blow.]

  1. A patch; a piece of cloth or leather, &c., to close a breach.
  2. A piece of cloth for mean purposes. – Spenser.
  3. A piece of white cloth, for archers to shoot at. [Not now used.] – Shak.
  4. An iron plate on an axle-tree, to keep it from wearing.
  5. [Fr. clou, clouter.] A small nail.
  6. In vulgar language, a blow with the hand. – New England. Chalmers.

CLOUT, v.t.

  1. To patch; to mend by sewing on a piece or patch; as clouted shoon, in Milton. This is the sense as understood by Johnson. Mason understands the word clouted to signify nailed, studded with small nails, from the French clouter, and the following words in Shakspeare, “whose rudeness answered my steps too loud,” give some countenance to Mason's interpretation. In this case, the verb clout must signify, to nail, or fasten with nails; to stud.
  2. To cover with a piece of cloth. – Spenser.
  3. To join clumsily; as, clouted sentences. – Ascham.
  4. To cover or arm with an iron plate.
  5. To strike; to give a blow. – Beaum. Clouted cream, in Gay, is evidently a mistake for clotted cream.

Clout
  1. A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.

    His garments, nought but many ragged clouts,
    With thorns together pinned and patched was.
    Spenser.

    A clout upon that head where late the diadem stood.
    Shak.

  2. To cover with cloth, leather, or other material] to bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout.

    And old shoes and clouted upon their feet.
    Josh. ix. 5.

    Paul, yea, and Peter, too, had more skill in . . . clouting an old tent than to teach lawyers.
    Latimer.

  3. A swadding cloth.
  4. To join or patch clumsily.

    If fond Bavius vent his clouted song.
    P. Fletcher

  5. A piece; a fragment.

    [Obs.] Chaucer.
  6. To quard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
  7. The center of the butt at which archers shoot; -- probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.

    A'must shoot nearer or he'll ne'er hit the clout.
    Shak.

  8. To give a blow to; to strike.

    [Low]

    The . . . queen of Spain took off one of her chopines and clouted Olivarez about the noddle with it.
    Howell.

  9. An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
  10. To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.

    Clouted cream, clotted cream, i. e., cream obtained by warming new milk. A. Philips.

    * "Clouted brogues" in Shakespeare and "clouted shoon" in Milton have been understood by some to mean shoes armed with nails; by others, patched shoes.

  11. A blow with the hand.

    [Low]

    Clout nail, a kind of wrought-iron nail heaving a large flat head; -- used for fastening clouts to axletrees, plowshares, etc., also for studding timber, and for various purposes.

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Clout

CLOUT, noun

1. A patch; a piece of cloth or leather, etc., to close a breach.

2. A piece of cloth for mean purposes.

3. A piece of white cloth, for archers to shoot at.

4. An iron plate on an axle tree, to keep it from wearing.

5. A small nail

6. In vulgar language, a blow with the hand.

CLOUT, verb transitive

1. To patch; to mend by sewing on a piece or patch; as clouted shoon, in Milton. This is the sense as understood by Johnson. Mason understands the word clouted to signify nailed, studded with small nails, from the French clouter, and the following words in Shakespeare, Whose rudeness answered my steps too loud, give some countenance to Masons interpretation. In this case, the verb clout must signify, to nail, or fasten with nails; to stud.

2. To cover with a piece of cloth.

3. To join clumsily; as clouted sentences.

4. To cover or arm with an iron plate.

5. To strike; to give a blow.

CLOUTed cream, in Gay, is evidently a mistake for clotted cream.

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