tutty

American  

[tuht-ee] / ˈtʌt i /

noun

1. an impure oxide of zinc obtained from the flues of smelting furnaces, or a similar substance occurring as a native mineral, used chiefly as a polishing powder.

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tutty British  

/ ˈtʌtɪ /

noun

1. finely powdered impure zinc oxide obtained from the flues of zinc-smelting furnaces and used as a polishing powder

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Etymology

Origin of tutty

1350–1400; Middle English tutie < Middle French < Medieval Latin tūtia < Arabic tūtiyā oxide of zinc < Persian < Sanskrit tuttham blue vitriol

Example Sentences

Sam Tutty plays the 25-year-old Englishman Dougal Todd, reprising his acclaimed performance in the show’s previous iterations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Tutty makes Dougal’s heedless friendliness and tendency to overshare and crowd himself into Robin’s life surprisingly charming—even when he’s spying on her Tinder messages as they head to Flatbush on the subway to pick up the wedding cake.

From The Wall Street Journal

And the comic interplay between the actors—Mr. Tutty’s unshakeable excitement at being in the city he’s long fantasized about in contrast to Ms. Pitts’s eye-rolling skepticism—keeps the tension between them alive even as their mishaps and adventures in the city bring them closer.

From The Wall Street Journal

Speaking to the BBC on opening night, Gift and Tutty, both aged 26, said they relate to their characters to the point that "sometimes it doesn't even feel like we are acting".

From BBC

"Just like our characters, we don't have it all figured out and I think I am similar to Dougal in the sense that I can sometimes use optimism to hide my true feelings, which is a very British thing to do," said Tutty who plays a bouncy Brit who, despite never having been to New York, feels like he knows the city after watching Home Alone 2 and Ghostbusters.

From BBC