clout vs palette

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. 

palette

noun
  • A plate of armour covering the points of junction at the bend of the shoulders and elbows. 

  • A visual selection of colours, tools, commands, etc. 

  • The tincture palettes used for coloring flags and coats of arms. 

  • A set of makeup including a variety of colors, often packaged together in a tray. 

  • A plate against which a person presses their chest to give force to a hand-operated drill. 

  • The range of tones or tone colors in a given musical composition or performance. 

  • The range of colors in a given work or item or body of work. 

  • A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours. 

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