What is the Latin word for clout?

The usual Latin words for “clout” are panniculus, lacinia, sarciō; also resarciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“clout” in Latin

panniculusa piece of cloth, a small rag; membrane laciniaan edge or flap of a garment; dewlap; a small piece of something (especially land)sarciōto patch, botch, mend, repair, restore; to make amends, recompense resarciōto patch or mend again; to repair or restore

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

clout

panuus, diminutive panniculus: lacinia (PROP. the lappet of a dress; then any pendent piece of cloth or other substance).

clout v.

(male) sarcire, resarcire: pannum assuere (to stitch on a patch). Clouted, pannis obsitus (covered with clouts).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for clout?: The usual Latin words for “clout” are panniculus, lacinia, sarciō; also resarciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.