gutta

[ guht-uh ]

noun

, plural gut·tae [guht, -ee].

1. a drop, or something resembling one.
2. Also called drop. Architecture. one of a series of pendent ornaments, generally in the form of a frustum of a cone, attached to the undersides of the mutules of the Doric entablature.

gutta

/ ˈɡʌtə /

noun

1. architect one of a set of small droplike ornaments, esp as used on the architrave of a Doric entablature
2. See drop
   med (formerly used in writing prescriptions) a technical name for drop gt

Word History and Origins

Origin of gutta¹

1350–1400; Middle English goute, gutta < Latin gutta a drop

Word History and Origins

Origin of gutta¹

C16: from Latin: a drop

Example Sentences

Mackintoshes, vulcanized india-rubber, gutta-percha, and gossamer dust-coats unknown then.

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May I recommend to H. Henderson the use of gutta percha, instead of glass, for that purpose?

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Sheet gutta percha is now very cheap, and the baths are most easily made.

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Many of the unpleasant markings in collodion pictures may have their origin in the gutta percha.

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We consider glass baths are much superior to gutta percha in every respect.

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