putty - Definition from the CONSTRUCTION topic - TECHNOLOGY

Topic: CONSTRUCTION

Date:	1600-1700
Language:	French
Origin:	potée 'potful, putty', from pot 'pot'

putty
noun

put‧ty

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[uncountable]

1TBC a soft whitish substance that becomes hard when it dries and that is used to fix glass into window frames

2

be putty in somebody's hands

to be easily controlled or influenced by someone

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