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Putty vs Putti - What's the difference?

putty | putti |

As nouns the difference between putty and putti

is that putty is a form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass while putti is irregular plural of putto.

As an adjective putty

is of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.

As a verb putty

is to fix something using putty.

putty

English

(wikipedia putty)

Adjective

(er)
  • Of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.

    • Noun

    (putties)
  • A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass.
  • Any of a range of similar substances.

    • Derived terms

    * putty in someone's hands

    Verb

  • to fix something using putty

    • putti

    English

    Noun

    (putto) (head)
  • (putto)
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    putto

    English

    Noun

    (putti)
  • A representation, in a work of art (especially Renaissance or Baroque), of a small, naked, winged child; a cherub.
  • *2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 14:
  • *:The walls have ranks of white marble niches capped by huge marble scallops, and flanked by urns and flowers, drapes and putti .

    • Synonyms

    * amoretto

    See also

    * cupid

    Anagrams

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