Put"ty, n.; pl.
Putties (#). [Written also puttee,
puttie.] [Hind. paṭṭi ribbon, brace, tie.]
A kind of gaiter of waterproof cloth wrapped around the leg, used
by soldiers, etc.
Put"ty (?), n. [F. potée,
fr. pot pot; what was formerly called putty being a
substance resembling what is now called putty powder, and in
part made of the metal of old pots. See Pot.] A kind of
thick paste or cement compounded of whiting, or soft carbonate of
lime, and linseed oil, when applied beaten or kneaded to the
consistence of dough, -- used in fastening glass in sashes, stopping
crevices, and for similar purposes.
Putty powder, an oxide of tin, or of tin and
lead in various proportions, much used in polishing glass, metal,
precious stones, etc.
Put"ty, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Puttied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Puttying.] To cement, or stop, with putty.
Put"ty (?), n. (Golf) A ball
made of composition and not gutta percha. [Colloq.]