clout vs gold

clout

noun
  • The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head. 

  • A clout nail. 

  • Influence or effectiveness, especially political. 

  • A home run. 

  • A blow with the hand. 

verb
  • To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout. 

  • To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole. 

  • To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree. 

  • To hit, especially with the fist. 

  • To join or patch clumsily. 

gold

noun
  • The bullseye of an archery target. 

  • A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au. 

  • A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth) made of gold. 

  • A coin or coinage made of this material, or supposedly so. 

  • A deep yellow colour, resembling the metal gold. 

  • A gold medal. 

  • Anything or anyone that is very valuable. 

adj
  • In a finished state, ready for manufacturing. 

  • Of a musical recording: having sold 500,000 copies. 

  • Made of gold. 

  • Premium, superior. 

  • Having the colour of gold. 

symbol
  • ☉ (alchemy) 

verb
  • To appear or cause to appear golden. 

adv
  • of or referring to a gold version of something 

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