putty
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French potée (“polishing powder", originally "the contents of a pot, potful”), from French pot (“pot”). More at English pot.
Pronunciation
Noun
putty (countable and uncountable, plural putties)
- A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass.
- Any of a range of similar substances.
- An oxide of tin, or of lead and tin, used in polishing glass, etc.
- A fine cement of lime only, used by plasterers.
- (golf, colloquial) A golf ball made of composition and not gutta-percha.
Derived terms
Translations
a form of cement
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any of a range of similar substances
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Adjective
putty (not comparable)
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.
Verb
putty (third-person singular simple present putties, present participle puttying, simple past and past participle puttied)
- (transitive) To fix or fill using putty.
Translations
to fix something using putty
Etymology 2
Adjective
putty (comparative puttier, superlative puttiest)
Etymology 3
Noun
putty (plural putties)
- Alternative form of puttee
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