I. ˈpəd.]ē, -ət], ]i\ noun
( -es )
Etymology: French potée putty, potful, from Old French, potful, from pot — more at potage
1. : lime putty
2. : putty powder
3.
a. : a cement usually made of whiting and boiled linseed oil beaten or kneaded to the consistency of dough and used in fastening glass in sashes and stopping crevices in woodwork
b. : any of various substances resembling such cement in appearance, consistency, or use: as
(1) : iron putty
(2) : red-lead putty
(3) : the sticky mud at the bottom of shallow navigable water
4.
a. : a variable color averaging a grayish yellow green
b. : a pale to grayish yellow
c. of textiles : a light brownish gray to light grayish brown
5. : one who is easily manipulated : a soft and pliable person
a grotesque fool who foolishly spoilt her, yet refused to be the putty she desired — Rex Ingamells
is putty in her hands
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
: to use putty on or apply putty to