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noun
1.
a compound of whiting and linseed oil, of a doughlike consistency when fresh, used to secure windowpanes, patch woodwork defects, etc.
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any of various other compounds used for similar purposes.
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any of various substances for sealing the joints of tubes or pipes, composed of linseed oil with red lead, white lead, iron oxide, etc.
4.
EXPANDa creamy mixture of lime and water, partially dried and mixed with sand and plaster of Paris to make a finish plaster coat.
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any person or thing easily molded, influenced, etc.: We were putty in his hands.
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COLLAPSElight brownish- or yellowish-gray.
verb (used with object)
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to secure, cover, etc., with putty.
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Puttied
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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up to putty, Australian Slang. worthless or useless.
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Word Origin & History
putty
1633, from Fr. potée "polishing powder" (12c.), originally "pot-full, contents of a pot," from O.Fr. pot "container" (see pot (1)). Meaning "soft mixture for sealing window panes" first recorded 1706. Fig. use in ref. to one easily influenced is from 1924.
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