meaning of clouts
1. A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere.
2. A mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling vapor.
3. A dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble; hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon ones reputation; a cloud on a title.
4. That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect.
5. A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection.
6. A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the head.
7. To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded.
8. To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen.
9. To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish; to damage; -- esp. used of reputation or character.
10. To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors; as, to cloud yarn.
11. To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds; -- often used with up.
Related Words
cloud | cloud-built | cloud-burst | cloud-capped | cloud-compeller | cloudage | cloudberry | clouded | cloudily | cloudiness | clouding | cloudland | cloudless | cloudlet | cloudy | clough | clout | clouted | clouterly | clouting |
