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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
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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
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3. colors light gray color: a light yellowish gray color
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adjective |
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colors light gray: of a light yellowish gray color
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transitive verb (past and past participle put·tied, present participle put·ty·ing, 3rd person present singular put·ties) |
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fix or repair something with putty: to put windows into wooden frames, or fill holes in wood, using putty
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| [Mid-17th century. < French potée, originally "potful" < pot "pot"] |
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be putty in somebody's hands to be easily influenced and controlled by somebody else
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