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putty

Pronunciation: /ˈpʌti/

The English word “putty” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass.
  2. An oxide of tin, or of lead and tin, used in polishing glass, etc.
  3. A fine cement of lime only, used by plasterers.
  4. A golf ball made of composition and not gutta-percha.

adjective

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.

verb

  1. To fix or fill using putty.

Etymology

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

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