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putty

put·ty [ púttee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. paste used in glazing windows: a paste with the consistency of dough made from linseed oil and powdered chalk, used to fix glass into wooden window frames and to fill holes in wood

2. paste forming top coat on plaster: a thin paste of lime, water, and sand or plaster of Paris, used as a finishing coat on plaster

3. colors light gray color: a light yellowish gray color



adjective 
Definition:
 
colors light gray: of a light yellowish gray color



transitive verb  (past and past participle put·tied, present participle put·ty·ing, 3rd person present singular put·ties)
Definition:
 
fix or repair something with putty: to put windows into wooden frames, or fill holes in wood, using putty

[Mid-17th century. < French potée, originally "potful" < pot "pot"]

be putty in somebody's hands to be easily influenced and controlled by somebody else

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