putty

Noun · Verb
US[puht-ee]/ˈpʌti/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)putties

  1. a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glassType of cement, filler

Verb (1)puttied, putties, puttying

  1. apply putty in order to fix or fill“putty the window sash”More general put on, apply
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Put′ty noun

Origin: F. potée, fr. pot pot; what was formerly called putty being a substance resembling what is now called putty powder, and in part made of the metal of old pots. See Pot.

1. A kind of thick paste or cement compounded of whiting, or soft carbonate of lime, and linseed oil, when applied beaten or kneaded to the consistence of dough, — used in fastening glass in sashes, stopping crevices, and for similar purposes.

2. Golf A ball made of composition and not gutta percha. colloquial

Putty powder, an oxide of tin, or of tin and lead in various proportions, much used in polishing glass, metal, precious stones, etc.

Put′ty noun; pl. Putties (#). [Written also puttee, puttie.]

Origin: Hind. paṭṭi ribbon, brace, tie.

A kind of gaiter of waterproof cloth wrapped around the leg, used by soldiers, etc.

Put′ty transitive verb [past tense & past participle Puttied; present participle & verbal noun Puttying.]

To cement, or stop, with putty.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement

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