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beclout

verb

Etymology

From be- + clout.

  1. derived from *gel-✻ — “to ball up, amass”
  2. inherited from *gelewdos✻
  3. inherited from *klūtaz✻
  4. inherited from *klūt✻
  5. inherited from clūt — “piece of cloth, patch; metal plate”
  6. inherited from clout
  7. prefixed as beclout — “be + clout”

Definitions

  1. To cover with a clout or cloth.

  2. To dress up.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA