clouts in English

noun

1

a heavy blow with the hand or a hard object.

a clout on the ear

synonyms: smack, slap, thump, punch, blow, hit, cuff, box, clip, whack, wallop

2

influence or power, especially in politics or business.

I knew he carried a lot of clout

synonyms: influence, power, weight, sway, leverage, control, say, dominance, authority, teeth, muscle

3

a piece of cloth or clothing, especially one used as a patch.

Perhaps you might like to send me some pictures of you in your clouts .

4

a target used in long-distance shooting, placed flat on the ground with a flag marking its center.

This type of sight allows the archer to aim directly at the clout flag while still holding the bow at an elevated angle so the arrow will travel the required distance.

verb

1

hit hard with the hand or a hard object.

I clouted him on the head

synonyms: hit, strike, punch, smack, slap, cuff, thump, buffet, wallop, belt, whack, clobber, sock, bop

2

mend with a patch.

noun

smack, slap, thump, punch, blow, hit, cuff, box, clip, whack, wallop
influence, power, weight, sway, leverage, control, say, dominance, authority, teeth, muscle
poke, slug, biff, punch, lick
clout nail
pull

verb

hit
hit, strike, punch, smack, slap, cuff, thump, buffet, wallop, belt, whack, clobber, sock, bop

Use "clouts" in a sentence

1. Men have lost their reason in nothig so much as their religion, wherein stones and clouts make martyrs. Sentencedict.com 

2. And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine Armholes under the cords.

3. ‘I Clouted him round the head’ ‘If anyone clouts the ball harder than the midfielder you would not want to be on the receiving end.’ ‘Then there was a tremendous splash as the dog's fully-clad owner jumped into the pond and began wading through hip-deep water, clouting the fleeing swan with a stick.’

4. Half-naked Osages with helmet-crests and eagle-quills, full-dressed in breech-clouts and leggings fringed with scalp-locks, the tallest men in North America, from their warm south hills, mingled with Pottawattamies of the Illinois, makers of fire, Shawnees with vermilion around their eyes, Sacs, of the red badge, and Foxes, Adroitest of thieves