putty : Idioms & Phrases
bouncing putty
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noun a soft elastic silicone polymer that increases in elasticity with the application of force; used in the center of golf balls and as shock-absorbent padding
WordNet
iron putty
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noun a cement resembling putty; made by mixing ferric oxide and boiled linseed oil; is acid resistant
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putty knife
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noun a spatula used to mix or apply putty
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Putty powder
- an oxide of tin, or of tin and lead in various proportions, much used in polishing glass, metal, precious stones, etc.
Webster 1913
putty-faced
Put"ty-faced` adjective
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White-faced; -- used contemptuously. Clarke.
Webster 1913
red-lead putty
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noun a cement resembling putty; made by mixing white and red lead in boiled linseed oil; used as luting on pipe fittings
