1.A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag. "His garments, nought but many ragged clouts, With thorns together pinned and patched was." "A clout upon that head where late the diadem stood."
3.A piece; a fragment. (Obs.)
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."
5.An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
6.A blow with the hand. (Low)
