Definitions for: Putty

[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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: apply, cement, filler, put on

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