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

It is smooth reading, and is attributed to Bertrand de Born,3 who lived in the time when even the lion-hearted King Richard turned his brawny fingers to the luting of a song.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863 by Various

"Well, now," she said, "when all Florence is luting and fluting for the queen of beauty, the king of beasts walks warden by her side."

From The God of Love by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)

Instances of nouns and adjectives employed as verbs are: pennanc’d, luting, passion’d, neighbour’d, syllabling, companion’d, labrynth, anguish’d, poesied, vineyard’d, woof’d, loaned, medicin’d, zon’d, mesh, pleasure, legion’d, companion, green’d, gordian’d, character’d, finn’d, forest’d, tusk’d, monitor.

From Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats by Miller, Barnette

The arrangement was now completed by luting on a small copper pot or vessel about 5 inches deep, 8 inches wide at mouth, and about 10 inches at bottom, with its mouth downwards.

From On the Antiquity of the Chemical Art by Mactear, James

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 Payne, John