Clout

klowt, n. a piece of cloth used for mending: a rag: a piece of cloth used by archers to shoot at, then the shot itself: a blow: a cuff.— v.t. to mend with a patch: to cover with a cloth: to cuff.— p.adj. Clout′ed ( Shak. ), heavy and patched, as shoes having nails in the soles: covered with a clout.— adj. Clout′erly , clownish.— ns. Clout′-nail , a large-headed nail used for the soles of boots; Clout′-shoe , a shoe having the sole protected by clout-nails. [A.S. clút ; cf. Ice. klútr , a kerchief; Dan. klud , rag.]