Putty

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Puttee \Put"tee\, [Hind. pa[.t][.t]i ribbon, brace, tie.]
     A kind of gaiter of waterproof cloth wrapped around the leg,
     used by soldiers, etc. [Written also {putty}, {puttie}.]
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Putty \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.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Putty \Put"ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Puttied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Puttying}.]
     To cement, or stop, with putty.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Putty \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}.]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Golf) A ball made of composition and not gutta percha.
        [Colloq.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     {Putty powder}, an oxide of tin, or of tin and lead in
        various proportions, much used in polishing glass, metal,
        precious stones, etc.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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; "putty the window sash"
       [also: {puttied}]