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put⋅ty
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[puht-ee] 
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noun, plural -ties, verb, -tied, -ty⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a compound of whiting and linseed oil, of a doughlike consistency when fresh, used to secure windowpanes, patch woodwork defects, etc. |
| 2. | any of various other compounds used for similar purposes. |
| 3. | 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. | a creamy mixture of lime and water, partially dried and mixed with sand and plaster of Paris to make a finish plaster coat. |
| 5. | putty powder. |
| 6. | any person or thing easily molded, influenced, etc.: We were putty in his hands. |
| 7. | light brownish- or yellowish-gray. |
–verb (used with object)
—Idiom| 8. | to secure, cover, etc., with putty. |
| 9. | up to putty, Australian Slang. worthless or useless. |
put⋅tee
[puh-tee, poo-, puht-ee] –noun
| 1. | a long strip of cloth wound spirally round the leg from ankle to knee, worn esp. formerly as part of a soldier's uniform. |
| 2. | a gaiter or legging of leather or other material, as worn by soldiers, riders, etc. |
putty powder
–noun
| an abrasive consisting chiefly of stannic oxide, used for polishing hard surfaces. |
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| put·ty (pŭt'ē) n. pl. put·ties
To fill, cover, or secure with putty. [French potée, polishing powder, from Old French, a potful, from pot, pot, from Vulgar Latin *pottus.] |
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Putty
Put"ty\, n. (Golf) A ball made of composition and not gutta percha. [Colloq.]Putty
Put"ty\, n. [F. pot['e]e, 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.] 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. Putty powder, an oxide of tin, or of tin and lead in various proportions, much used in polishing glass, metal, precious stones, etc.
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Language Translation for : putty
Spanish:
masilla,
German:
der Kitt,
Japanese:
パテ
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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putty
cementing material made of whiting (finely powdered calcium carbonate) and boiled linseed oil. It is beaten or kneaded to the consistency of dough and is used to secure sheets of glass in sashes, to stop crevices in woodwork, and to fill nail holes. Whiting putty of a high grade consists of 85 to 90 percent whiting blended with 10 to 15 percent boiled linseed oil. White-lead whiting putty has an admixture of 10 percent white lead, reducing the amount of whiting proportionately. Prepared putty should roll freely in the hands without exuding oil. Synthetic glazing and filling compounds have supplanted putty in many applications
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