English Explanatory Dictionary

putty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass.
  2. Any of a range of similar substances.
  3. An oxide of tin, or of lead and tin, used in polishing glass, etc.
  4. A fine cement of lime only, used by plasterers.
  5. A golf ball made of composition and not gutta-percha.
adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.
verb
  1. To fix or fill using putty.
noun
  1. Alternative form of puttee (“strip of cloth wound round the leg”).
name
  1. A locality in the Hawkesbury council area and the Singleton council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈpʌti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-putty.wav

Word forms

putty putties puttying puttied

Etymology

Borrowed from French potée (“polishing powder", originally "the contents of a pot, potful”), from French pot (“pot”). More at English pot.

Derived words

glazier's putty nose putty putty-hearted putty in someone's fingers putty in someone's hands puttyish putty knife puttyless puttylike putty medal putty powder puttyroot putty rubber silly putty wood putty puttier reputty unputtied

Translations

Catalan: màstic Finnish: silote Swedish: spackel
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