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Putto vs Putty - What's the difference?

putto | putty |

As nouns the difference between putto and putty

is that putto is a representation, in a work of art (especially renaissance or baroque), of a small, naked, winged child; a cherub while putty is a form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass.

As an adjective putty is

of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.

As a verb putty is

to fix something using putty.

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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    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