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putty powder

noun

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

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Words nearby putty powder

puttnam, putto, putty, putty in someone's hands, putty knife, putty powder, puttyroot, putumayo, putz, puva, puvis de chavannes

Origin of putty powder

First recorded in 1825–35
Also called putty, jeweler's putty.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for putty powder

  • The four Dillons, of Ballyhaunis, gave out to their grooms a large assortment of pipe-clay and putty-powder.

    The Kellys and the O'Kellys|Anthony Trollope

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012