putty

(put′ē)

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.
putty powder
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

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.
A fine lime cement used as a finishing coat on plaster.
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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