putty powder

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noun

an abrasive consisting chiefly of stannic oxide, used for polishing hard surfaces.

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Also called putty, jeweler's putty .

Origin of putty powder

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby putty powder

put to the test, put two and two together, putty, putty in someone's hands, putty knife, putty powder, puttyroot, Putumayo, put-up, put-up job, put-upon

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How to use putty powder in a sentence

Place the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt on parchment or wax paper.
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Other versions are coated in marzipan, or dusted in powder sugar.
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This powder can be shipped anywhere and then reconstituted—just add water, as if it were instant coffee.
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So the new inhaled powder measles vaccine may in a few years turn out to be an easier way to protect kids from measles.
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They say that the Israelis framed him in order to light the powder keg of religious war over the al-Aqsa compound.
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There was no vivacity in his putty-coloured features, but there were promptitude and decision in every abrupt gesture.
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The law went into operation in England imposing a tax on wearing hair powder.
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The girl began to hum, as she powdered her nose with a white glove, lying in a powder box.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
Steam machinery would accomplish more than nine-tenths of all the work, besides saving the expense of all the powder.
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When first seen it is said to have had a pasty consistency, but on exposure to the air it dried and crumbled into powder.
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British Dictionary definitions for putty powder

putty powder

noun

a powder, either tin oxide or tin and lead oxide, used for polishing glassware, metal, etc

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