gutta

[ guht-uh ]

/ ˈgʌt ə /

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noun, plural gut·tae

[guht-ee]. /ˈgʌt i/.

a drop, or something resembling one.

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.

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Origin of gutta

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

Words nearby gutta

gut it out, gutless, gut reaction, gutser, gutsy, gutta, guttae band, gutta-percha, guttate, guttatim, guttation

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How to use gutta in a sentence

Mackintoshes, vulcanized india-rubber, gutta-percha, and gossamer dust-coats unknown then.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
May I recommend to H. Henderson the use of gutta percha, instead of glass, for that purpose?
Notes and Queries, Number 178, March 26, 1853|Various
Sheet gutta percha is now very cheap, and the baths are most easily made.
Notes and Queries, Number 178, March 26, 1853|Various
Many of the unpleasant markings in collodion pictures may have their origin in the gutta percha.
Notes and Queries, Number 178, March 26, 1853|Various

We consider glass baths are much superior to gutta percha in every respect.
Notes and Queries, Number 178, March 26, 1853|Various

British Dictionary definitions for gutta

gutta

/ (ˈɡʌtə) /

noun plural -tae (-tiː)

architect one of a set of small droplike ornaments, esp as used on the architrave of a Doric entablature

med (formerly used in writing prescriptions) a technical name for drop (def. 2) Abbreviation: gt

Word Origin for gutta

C16: from Latin: a drop

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