Put"ty (?), n. [F. potÈe, 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-faced` (?), a. White-faced; -- used contemptuously. Clarke.
Put"ty*root` (?), n. (Bot.) An American orchidaceous plant (Aplectrum
hyemale) which flowers in early summer. Its slender naked rootstock
produces each year a solid corm, filled with exceedingly glutinous
matter, which sends up later a single large oval evergreen plaited
leaf. Called also Adam-and-Eve.
Put"-up (?), a. Arranged; plotted; -- in a bad sense; as, a put-up job.
[Colloq.]
Pu"y (?), n. See Poy.
Puz"zel (?), n. [Cf. F. pucelle a virgin.] A harlot; a drab; a hussy.
[Obs.] Shak.
Puz"zle (?), n. [For opposal, in the sense of problem. See Oppose,
Pose, v.] 1. Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a
toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something
exhibiting marvelous skill in making.