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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PUT'TY, n. A kind of paste or cement compounded of whiting and linseed oil, beaten or kneaded to the consistence of dough; used in fastening glass in sashes and in stopping crevices.
1. A powder of calcined tin, used in polishing glass and steel.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass v
1: apply putty in order to fix or fill; "putty the window sash"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun (plural putties) Etymology: French potée potter's glaze, literally, potful, from Old French, from pot pot — more at pottage Date: circa 1706 1. a. a doughlike material typically made of whiting and linseed oil that is used especially to fasten glass in window frames and to fill crevices in woodwork b. any of various substances resembling putty in appearance, consistency, or use 2. a light brownish-gray to light grayish-brown color 3. one who is easily manipulated <is putty in her hands> • puttyless adjective • puttylike adjective II. transitive verb (puttied; puttying) Date: 1734 to use putty on or apply putty to

Oxford Reference Dictionary

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. Phrases and idioms: putty in a person's hands someone who is overcompliant, or easily influenced. Etymology: F potée, lit. potful

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Putty Put"ty, n. (Golf) A ball made of composition and not gutta percha. [Colloq.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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's 1913 Dictionary

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.] 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Putty is a stiff paste used to fix sheets of glass into window frames.