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What does shakespeare mean by the word clouted?
Shakespeare uses this word twice, as follows: "I thought he slept, and put My clouted brogues from off my feet, whose rudeness Answer'd my steps too loud." (Cymbeline, 4,2) "Spare none but such as go in clouted shoon; For they are thrifty honest men, and such As would, but that they dare not, take our parts" (2 Henry VI, 4,2) In both of these quotations he uses the word about shoes or boots which are noisy or hard-wearing; a working-man's boots. It is therefore unlikely to be related to the noun "clout" which means a cloth: "About her head a clout where late the diadem stood" (Hamlet), "Romeo's a dish-clout compared to him" (Romeo and Juliet), "I' the clout! I' the clout!" (King Lear--Lear is talking about the custom of using a flag or cloth as an archery target.) More likely it is related to the modern term a "clout-nail", a short, flat-headed nail now used for attaching metal to wood (as in tin roofing, for example, and so often called a roofing nail). Similar nails were used by cobblers to attach soles to shoes, and are better known as "hobnails" So, "clouted brogues" are basically "hobnailed boots".
A sentence with the word clout in it?
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What is the birth name of John Clout?
John Clout's birth name is John Donald Clout.
What is another word for clout?
Hit is another word for clout.
What nicknames does John Clout go by?
John Clout goes by Jack.
Does clout mean hit?
Yes. 'To clout' means to hit, or strike.
When was Clout - album - created?
Clout - album - was created on 2006-06-15.
Use the word clout in a sentence?
He received a clout on his face when she learned he was cheating on her.
Where is nail polish used most?
NAil varnish is used mostly on nails.
What is a nail set used for?
Nail sets are also called a nail punch. They are used to drive the head of a nail flush with the surface or below the surface.
What is a galvanized nail?
a galvanized nail is a nail that has got a zinc anti detterent on it this prevents the rusting of the nail and is used for construction
What was acrylic nails used for?
acrylis was used for creating teeth and was used by a lot of dentist. then a dentist damaged his nail and put some of the acrylic on his nail and that was the first acrylic nail.
