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putty.

A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpʌti/
  1. A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Any of a range of similar substances. An oxide of tin, or of lead and tin, used in polishing glass, etc.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Any of a range of similar substances. A fine cement of lime only, used by plasterers.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A golf ball made of composition and not gutta-percha.

    colloquial · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French potée (“polishing powder", originally "the contents of a pot, potful”), from French pot (“pot”). More at English pot.

adj/ˈpʌti/
  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French potée (“polishing powder", originally "the contents of a pot, potful”), from French pot (“pot”). More at English pot.

verb/ˈpʌti/
  1. To fix or fill using putty.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French potée (“polishing powder", originally "the contents of a pot, potful”), from French pot (“pot”). More at English pot.

noun
  1. Alternative form of puttee (“strip of cloth wound round the leg”).

    alt-of · alternative
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