clout /klowt/

1. Influence, power (informal)
2. A blow or cuff
3. (in archery) the mark or target, usu in long-distance shooting
4. A shot that hits its mark
5. A piece of cloth, esp used for mending, a patch
6. A garment
7. A protective plate or nail

1. To hit with great force, to cuff
2. To cover with a cloth
3. To mend with a patch
4. To protect with a plate or with nails

cloutˈed adjective (Shakespeare)

1. Heavy and patched or having nails in the soles, as shoes
2. Covered with a clout

cloutˈer noun

cloutˈerly adjective

Clownish

cloutˈ-nail noun

A large-headed nail

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