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单词 wonderclout
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wondercloutn.

Etymology: < wonder n. + clout n.1
Obsolete. rare.
? Something showy but worthless.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > flashiness or gaudiness > [noun] > instance or example of
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1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Siv v/1 A Wonderclout, blabbe, garrulus..linguax.
1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 176 Ô wretched Atheisme, Hell but a scarecrow, and Heauen but a woonderclout in their doctrine.
1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation sig. Ff4 Her meritorious worke, a Wonderclowte.
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