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

The wind of vision died in my brain; and lo, The jangling of the caravan's long gait Was small as the luting of a breeze in grass Upon my ears.

From Georgian Poetry 1911-12 by Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir

Put two or three spoonfuls of water to them, and cover them close with another dish, luting their joyning that nothing may expire.

From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by MacDonell, Anne

Wine-stained moments on the wing, Moonlit hours go luting by, She who leads the flight of Spring Leads the midnight revelry.

From A Lute of Jade : selections from the classical poets of China by Cranmer-Byng, L. (Launcelot)

Unfortunately I had forgotten a sulphur-still; and the engineer vainly attempted to extract the ore by luting together two iron mortars, and by heating them to a red heat.

From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

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 Gosse, Philip Henry