Definitions for: Clout


[n] a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood
[n] a target used in archery
[v] strike hard, esp. with the fist; "He clouted his attacker"



Webster (1913) Definition: Clout, n. [AS. cl[=u]t a little cloth, piece of metal;
cf. Sw. klut, Icel. kl[=u]tr a kerchief, or W. clwt a clout,
Gael. clud.]
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. A swadding cloth.

3. A piece; a fragment. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

4. 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.

5. An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from
wearing; a washer.

6. 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.


Clout, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clouted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Clouting.] [OE. clutien. clouten, to patch. See Clout,
n.]
1. 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.

2. To join or patch clumsily.

If fond Bavius vent his clouted song. --P. Fletcher

3. To quard with an iron plate, as an axletree.

4. 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.

5. 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.

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

Synonyms: clout nail

See Also: mark, nail, strike, target

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