And old shoes and clouted upon their feet. --Josh.
ix. 5.
Paul, yea, and Peter, too, had more skill in . . .
clouting an old tent than to teach lawyers.
--Latimer.
If fond Bavius vent his clouted song. --P. Fletcher
3. To quard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
4. To give a blow to; to strike. [Low]
The . . . queen of Spain took off one of her
chopines and clouted Olivarez about the noddle with
it. --Howell.
5. To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
{Clouted cream}, clotted cream, i. e., cream obtained by
warming new milk. --A. Philips.
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.
His garments, nought but many ragged clouts, With
thorns together pinned and patched was. --Spenser.
A clout upon that head where late the diadem stood.
--Shak.
3. A piece; a fragment. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
4. The center of the butt at which archers shoot; -- probably
once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
A'must shoot nearer or he'll ne'er hit the clout.
--Shak.
5. An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from
wearing; a washer.
6. A blow with the hand. [Low]
{Clout nail}, a kind of wrought-iron nail heaving a large
flat head; -- used for fastening clouts to axletrees,
plowshares, etc., also for studding timber, and for
various purposes.