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Clouted
(gcide) | Clout \Clout\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clouted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Clouting.] [OE. clutien. clouten, to patch. See Clout,
n.]
1. To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to
bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout.
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And old shoes and clouted upon their feet. --Josh.
ix. 5.
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Paul, yea, and Peter, too, had more skill in . . .
clouting an old tent than to teach lawyers.
--Latimer.
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2. To join or patch clumsily.
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If fond Bavius vent his clouted song. --P. Fletcher
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3. To quard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
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4. To give a blow to; to strike. [Low]
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The . . . queen of Spain took off one of her
chopines and clouted Olivarez about the noddle with
it. --Howell.
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5. To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
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Clouted cream, clotted cream, i. e., cream obtained by
warming new milk. --A. Philips.
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Note: "Clouted brogues" in Shakespeare and "clouted shoon" in
Milton have been understood by some to mean shoes armed
with nails; by others, patched shoes.
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Clouted brogues
(gcide) | Brogue \Brogue\, n. [Ir. & Gael. brog shoe, hoof.]
1. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan.
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Note: In the Highlands of Scotland, the ancient brogue was
made of horsehide or deerskin, untanned or tenned with
the hair on, gathered round the ankle with a thong. The
name was afterward given to any shoe worn as a part of
the Highland costume.
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Clouted brogues, patched brogues; also, brogues studded
with nails. See under Clout, v. t.
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2. A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of
pronouncing English.
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Or take, Hibernis, thy still ranker brogue. --Lloyd.
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Clouted cream
(gcide) | Clout \Clout\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clouted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Clouting.] [OE. clutien. clouten, to patch. See Clout,
n.]
1. To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to
bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout.
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And old shoes and clouted upon their feet. --Josh.
ix. 5.
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Paul, yea, and Peter, too, had more skill in . . .
clouting an old tent than to teach lawyers.
--Latimer.
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2. To join or patch clumsily.
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If fond Bavius vent his clouted song. --P. Fletcher
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3. To quard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
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4. To give a blow to; to strike. [Low]
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The . . . queen of Spain took off one of her
chopines and clouted Olivarez about the noddle with
it. --Howell.
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5. To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
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Clouted cream, clotted cream, i. e., cream obtained by
warming new milk. --A. Philips.
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Note: "Clouted brogues" in Shakespeare and "clouted shoon" in
Milton have been understood by some to mean shoes armed
with nails; by others, patched shoes.
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