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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Putty

/pŭt'-ē/ · Put·ty · IPA /ˈpʌti/
01 n. 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 co…
  1. 1.
    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.
  2. 2.
    A ball made of composition and not gutta percha.(Golf) [Colloq.]
Phrases & compounds
Putty powder — an oxide of tin, or of tin and lead in various proportions, much used in polishing glass, metal, precious stones, etc.
02 n. A kind of gaiter of waterproof cloth wrapped around the leg, used by soldiers, etc.
pl. Putties ((#))
  1. 1.
    A kind of gaiter of waterproof cloth wrapped around the leg, used by soldiers, etc.
03 v. t. To cement, or stop, with putty.
imp. & p. p. Puttied; p. pr. & vb. n. Puttying
  1. 1.
    To cement, or stop, with putty.