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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Clout \Clout\ (klout), 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. [1913 Webster] His garments, nought but many ragged clouts, With thorns together pinned and patched was. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] A clout upon that head where late the diadem stood. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A swadding cloth. [1913 Webster] 3. A piece; a fragment. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 4. The center of the butt at which archers shoot; -- probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head. [1913 Webster] A'must shoot nearer or he'll ne'er hit the clout. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer. [1913 Webster] 6. A blow with the hand. [Low] [1913 Webster] {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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Clout \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. [1913 Webster] And old shoes and clouted upon their feet. --Josh. ix. 5. [1913 Webster] Paul, yea, and Peter, too, had more skill in . . . clouting an old tent than to teach lawyers. --Latimer. [1913 Webster] 2. To join or patch clumsily. [1913 Webster] If fond Bavius vent his clouted song. --P. Fletcher [1913 Webster] 3. To quard with an iron plate, as an axletree. [1913 Webster] 4. To give a blow to; to strike. [Low] [1913 Webster] The . . . queen of Spain took off one of her chopines and clouted Olivarez about the noddle with it. --Howell. [1913 Webster] 5. To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole. [1913 Webster] {Clouted cream}, clotted cream, i. e., cream obtained by warming new milk. --A. Philips. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: clout n 1: a target used in archery 2: special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull" [syn: {pull}, {clout}] 3: a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood [syn: {clout nail}, {clout}] 4: (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose" [syn: {punch}, {clout}, {poke}, {lick}, {biff}, {slug}] v 1: strike hard, especially with the fist; "He clouted his attacker"