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putty

N ปูน อุดร อย รั่ว  pun-aud-roi-rue

 

puttyroot

N พืช กล้วยไม้ พวก  Aplectrum hyemale

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PUTTY

n.A kind of paste or cement compounded of whiting and linseed oil, beaten or kneaded to the consistence of dough; used in fastening glass in sashes and in stopping crevices. 1. A powder of calcined tin, used in polishing glass and steel.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PUTTY

Put "ty, n. Etym: [F. potée, fr. pot pot; what was formerly called putty being a substance resembling what is now called putty powder, and in part made of the metal of old pots. See Pot. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

PUTTY

Put "ty, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Puttied; p. pr. & vb. n. Puttying.]

 

Defn: To cement, or stop, with putty.

 

PUTTY-FACED

PUTTY-FACED Put "ty-faced `, a.

 

Defn: White-faced; -- used contemptuously. Clarke.

 

PUTTYROOT

PUTTYROOT Put "ty *root `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: An American orchidaceous plant (Aplectrum hyemale ) which flowers in early summer. Its slender naked rootstock produces each year a solid corm, filled with exceedingly glutinous matter, which sends up later a single large oval evergreen plaited leaf. Called also Adam-and-Eve.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

putty

put ty |ˈpətē ˈpədi | noun 1 a soft, malleable, grayish-yellow paste, made from whiting and raw linseed oil, that hardens after a few hours and is used chiefly for sealing glass panes in wooden window frames. [ usu. with modifier ] any of a number of similar malleable substances used inside and outside buildings, e.g., plumber's putty, or used for modeling or casting. 2 a polishing powder, usually made from tin oxide, used in jewelry work. verb ( putties, puttying, puttied ) [ with obj. ] seal or cover (something ) with putty. PHRASES be ( like ) putty in someone's hands be easily manipulated or dominated by someone. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French potée, literally potful, from pot pot.

 

Oxford Dictionary

putty

putty |ˈpʌti | noun [ mass noun ] 1 a soft, malleable greyish-yellow paste, made from ground chalk and raw linseed oil, that hardens after a few hours and is used for sealing glass in window frames and filling holes in wood. [ usu. with modifier ] any of a number of similar malleable substances used inside and outside buildings, e.g. plumber's putty, lime putty, or used for modelling or casting, e.g. epoxy putty. 2 a polishing powder, usually made from tin oxide, used in jewellery work. verb ( putties, puttying, puttied ) [ with obj. ] seal or cover (something ) with putty. PHRASES be ( like ) putty in someone's hands be easily manipulated or dominated by someone. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French potée, literally potful , from pot pot .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

putty

put ty /pʌ́ti /名詞 U 1 パテ 〘窓ガラスなどの接合剤 〙.2 自由に変形するもの ; (他人に )感化されやすい人 .3 灰色 .4 パテ粉 〘ガラスなどの研磨剤 〙.~́ kn fe パテナイフ, パテ用こて .