putty
noun
a compound of whiting and linseed oil, of a doughlike consistency when fresh, used to secure windowpanes, patch woodwork defects, etc.
puttied
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past participleof putty.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof putty.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
puttynouna compound of whiting and linseed oil, of a doughlike consistency when fresh, used to secure windowpanes, patch woodwork defects, etc.
Example Sentences
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Q: We want to replace or reglaze our 1966 Colonial's three bow windows, which have single-pane glass puttied into wooden frames.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2020
In an early scene in the film, his hair puttied upward, he apologizes for a glitch in his stream.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 27, 2019
Film historians have puttied the gaps in “Battle” with explanatory title cards, but these could never replicate Laurel’s look of thought-free innocence, Hardy’s frown of eternal exasperation.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2015
Most of the time, his face is serious, soft, and his features are slightly edematous, particularly his nose, which looks as if it has been puttied in place.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two tiny windows were created out of bits of glass that had been puttied together.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
