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    putty
    /ˈpʌti/

    noun

    • 1. a soft, malleable greyish-yellow paste, made from ground chalk and raw linseed oil, that hardens after a few hours and is used for sealing glass in window frames and filling holes in wood: "countersink the screws so they can be covered with putty"
    • 2. a polishing powder, usually made from tin oxide, used in jewellery work.

    verb

    • 1. seal or cover (something) with putty: "give me a minute until I putty these windows in"

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