
Meaning of PUTTY
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass
- [v] apply putty in order to fix or fill, as of a window sash, for example
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| | See Also: | | apply, cement, filler, put on | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Put"ty\, n. (Golf)
A ball made of composition and not gutta percha. [Colloq.]
\Put"ty\, n.; pl. {Putties}. [Written also {puttee},
{puttie}.] [Hind. pa[.t][.t]i ribbon, brace, tie.]
A kind of gaiter of waterproof cloth wrapped around the leg,
used by soldiers, etc.
\Put"ty\, n. [F. pot['e]e, fr. pot pot; what was formerly
called putty being a substance resembling what is now called
putty powder, and in part made of the metal of old pots. See
{Pot}.]
A kind of thick paste or cement compounded of whiting, or
soft carbonate of lime, and linseed oil, when applied beaten
or kneaded to the consistence of dough, -- used in fastening
glass in sashes, stopping crevices, and for similar purposes.
{Putty powder}, an oxide of tin, or of tin and lead in
various proportions, much used in polishing glass, metal,
precious stones, etc.
\Put"ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Puttied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Puttying}.]
To cement, or stop, with putty.
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Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are handling putty means that your risk taking approach to things will cause you to lose your fortune. |
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