putty
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putty¹
- /ˈpʌti/
Rhymes with -ʌti
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French potée (“polishing powder", originally "the contents of a pot, potful”), from French pot (“pot”). More at English pot.
noun putties
- A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass.
- An oxide of tin, or of lead and tin, used in polishing glass, etc.
- A fine cement of lime only, used by plasterers.
- A golf ball made of composition and not gutta-percha.
adjective
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.
verb putties · puttying · puttied
- To fix or fill using putty.
putty²
noun putties
- Alternative form of puttee (“strip of cloth wound round the leg”). “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.”’
Putty³
proper noun
- A locality in the Hawkesbury council area and the Singleton council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Translations
Every language
noun a form of cement
| Español | masilla |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 퍼티 peoti |
| 日本語 | パテ pate |
| Português | massa, massa de vidraceiro |
| Français | mastic |
| Deutsch | Kitt, Fensterkitt |
| Italiano | stucco |
| Русский | зама́зка zamázka, шпатлёвка špatljóvka |
verb to fix something using putty
| Español | enmasillar |
|---|---|
| Français | mastiquer |
| Deutsch | kitten |
Talk about this word "putty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/putty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. putty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/putty "putty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/putty.Cite this
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title = {putty},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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