putty

(putē)

noun

    1. a soft, plastic mixture of finely powdered chalk and linseed oil, used to secure glass panes, fill small cracks, etc.
    2. any substance like this in consistency, use, etc.
  1. putty powder
  2. a cement of quicklime and water, mixed with plaster of Paris or sand for use as a finishing coat in plastering

Origin: Fr potée, calcined tin, brass, lit., potful < pot, pot

transitive verb puttied, puttying

to cement, fix, cover, or fill with putty

See putty in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. put·ties
  1. a. A doughlike cement made by mixing whiting and linseed oil, used to fill holes in woodwork and secure panes of glass.
    b. A substance with a similar consistency or function.
  2. A fine lime cement used as a finishing coat on plaster.
  3. A yellowish or light brownish gray to grayish yellow or light grayish brown.
transitive verb put·tied, put·ty·ing, put·ties
To fill, cover, or secure with putty.

Origin:

Origin: French potée, polishing powder

Origin: , from Old French, a potful

Origin: , from pot, pot

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *pottus

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