luting

American  

[loo-ting] / ˈlu tɪŋ /

noun

1. any of various readily molded substances for sealing joints, cementing objects together, or waterproofing surfaces.

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luting British  

/ ˈluːtɪŋ /

noun

1. another name for lute 2

2. Also called: luting paste.  a strip of pastry placed around the dish to seal the lid of a pie

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Etymology

Origin of luting

First recorded in 1520–30; lute ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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luting

As he was about to pass luting through the entrance, Lysidice parted the curtains and entered the room.

From The Proud Prince by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy

Dr Buckland says, "It is probable there was some aperture in the luting by which small insects found admission."

From The Romance of Natural History, Second Series by Philip Henry Gosse

As they were talking, in came one of the Khalif's maidservants and whispered him that they had heard a noise of singing and luting in Mehboubeh's chamber and knew not what this meant.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV by John Payne

Before beginning any experiment, the closeness of the luting ought always to be previously tried, either by slightly heating the retort A, Pl.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Antoine Lavoisier

Read of a death among the five thousand:— A gang has been ordered to cut clay for the luting of the coke furnaces.

From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Rudyard Kipling