a doughlike cement, usu made of whiting2 (ground chalk) and linseed oil, used esp for fastening glass into windows and filling crevices in woodwork
any of a number of similar mixtures of powder and linseed oil, with various uses
a pasty substance consisting of hydrated lime and water, used as a finishing coat on plaster
a greyish yellow colour
a person who is easily manipulated
He's just putty in her hands
putty adj
[French potée, literally ‘potful’, from Old French pot pot, of Germanic origin]