Thesaurus: putty

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1. n. 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.
2. v. t. To cement, or stop, with putty.
3. n. a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass
4. v. apply putty in order to fix or fill
5. 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. To cement, or stop, with putty.
6. A kind of thick paste or cement compounded of whiting, or softcarbonate of lime, and linseed oil, when applied beaten or kneaded tothe consistence of dough, -- used in fastening glass in sashes,stopping crevices, and for similar purposes. Putty powder, an oxideof tin, or of tin and lead in various proportions, much used inpolishing glass, metal, precious stones, etc.
7. n:100 n. a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass v. apply putty in order to fix or fill