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† ˈwonderclout Obs. rare. [f. wonder n. + clout n.1] ? Something showy but worthless.
1570Levins Manip. 228/46 A Wonderclout, blabbe, garrulus, linguax. 1593Harvey Pierce's Super. Z 1 b, O wretched Atheisme, Hell but a scarecrow, and Heauen but a woonderclout in their doctrine. Ibid. Ff 4, Her meritorious worke, a Wonderclowte. |