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countable and uncountable, plural putties
A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass. examples
Any of a range of similar substances.
An oxide of tin, or of lead and tin, used in polishing glass, etc. examples
A fine cement of lime only, used by plasterers. examples
(golf, colloquial) A golf ball made of composition and not gutta-percha. examples
not comparable
Of, pertaining to, or resembling putty. examples
third-person singular simple present putties, present participle puttying, simple past and past participle puttied
(transitive) To fix or fill using putty. examples
comparative puttier, superlative puttiest
(pronunciation spelling) pretty; purdy examples
plural putties
Alternative form of puttee (“strip of cloth wound round the leg”). quotations examples
“He went to’ds de back, ma’am.” The negro opened the door and slid his legs, clad in army O.D. and a pair of linoleum putties, to the ground. “‘I’ll go git ’im.”’
1964 , William Faulkner, Sartoris (The Collected Works of William Faulkner), London: Chatto & Windus, page 22