💼 Power or influence 👊 A hard hit 👊 To hit hard 💼 To influence 🏹 Archery target 🔩 A short nail

clout

9.7

A distant target on the ground used in archery

noun
/klaʊt/

Archaic

: blanco

Examples

While "June" and "November" take place in distant seasons, summer and the wintry end of autumn, both poems are also serious in tone, and both poems include Colin Clout as a speaker, who is everywhere acknowledged as the best poet by the other shepherds.

Academic text (2005)
The archer aimed carefully at the clout, hoping to score high in the competition.
To improve their accuracy, the archery team practiced hitting the clout placed 50 meters away.
During the tournament, each contestant aimed for the clout, which was marked with brightly colored flags.

Synonyms

target

vsclout

917 2.0

An object people aim at in shooting or archery

is specifically a ground spot used for long distance archery shots

mark

vsclout

262 4.9

A point to aim at in shooting or archery

is a ground spot for long distance archery not just a general aim point

butt

vsclout

Specialized

7 8.8

A mound or wall used as a target in shooting and archery

is a flat ground spot used for long distance archery shots

Compounds

car clout

8.6

Social status you get from the kind of car you own

clout goblin

Offensive

9.9

A person who tries to get online attention by acting fake

clout list

Jargon

7.6

A list of people who have a lot of influence

clout nail

8.4

A short nail with a large flat head to fasten thin metal to wood

Surface Forms

clout singular

clouts plural

Etymology

Clout for an archery target comes from an old word meaning 'piece of cloth', because archers often used a cloth or flag on the ground as the mark to aim at, so the clout was literally a cloth target.