putty(n = noun.substance) - a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass;
is a kind of cement, filler
Derived form verb putty1
putty(v = verb.contact) - apply putty in order to fix or fill; "putty the window sash"
is one way to apply, put on
Derived form noun putty1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
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. A ball made of composition and not gutta percha. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
A kind of gaiter of waterproof cloth wrapped around the leg, used by soldiers, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
To cement, or stop, with putty. [1913 Webster]
putty, n. & v.
--n. (pl. -ies)
1 a cement made from whiting and raw linseed oil, used for fixing panes of glass, filling holes in woodwork, etc.
2 a fine white mortar of lime and water, used in pointing brickwork, etc.
3 a polishing powder usu. made from tin oxide, used in jewellery work.
--v.tr. (-ies, -ied) cover, fix, join, or fill up with putty.
Idiom:
putty in a person's hands someone who is overcompliant, or easily influenced.
Etymology:
F pot{eacute}e, lit. potful
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