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Search phrase: clout

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Antony and CleopatraAC IV.vii.6.1With clouts about their heads.With clowts about their heads.
CymbelineCym IV.ii.214My clouted brogues from off my feet, whose rudenessMy clowted Brogues from off my feete, whose rudenesse
HamletHam II.ii.382out of his swaddling clouts.out of his swathing clouts.
HamletHam II.ii.504With bisson rheum; a clout upon that headWith Bisson Rheume: A clout about that head,
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.45have clapped i'th' clout at twelve score, and carried youhaue clapt in the Clowt at Twelue-score, and carryed you
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ii.175Spare none but such as go in clouted shoon,Spare none, but such as go in clouted shooen,
King JohnKJ III.iv.58Or madly think a babe of clouts were he.Or madly thinke a babe of clowts were he;
King LearKL IV.vi.92clout, i' the clout! Hewgh! – Give the word.clout, i'th'clout: Hewgh. Giue the word.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.i.135Indeed, 'a must shoot nearer, or he'll ne'er hit the clout.Indeede a'must shoote nearer, or heele ne're hit the clout.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.710dishclout of Jaquenetta's, and that 'a wears next hisdishclout of Iaquenettas, and that hee weares next his
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.176And then, to dry them, gav'st the Duke a cloutAnd then to dry them, gau'st the Duke a Clowt,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iv.201say so, she looks as pale as any clout in the versal world.say so, shee lookes as pale as any clout in the versall world.
Romeo and JulietRJ III.v.220Romeo's a dishclout to him. An eagle, madam,Romeos a dish-clout to him: an Eagle Madam

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cloutpiece of cloth, rag; handkerchief
clout[archery] pin fixing a target, cloth patch at the centre of a target; mark, bull
cloutedmetal-studded, hobnailed
dishcloutdishcloth, rag
swaddling cloutsQ1, Q2 alternative to 'swathing clothes'

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CLOUTBASICclout n, clouted adj
CLOUTTYPEdishclout n, swaddling clout n
DISHOBJECTdishclout n

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