Webster's Dictionary 1913

10018

Putrid

Pu″trid (?), a. [L. putridus, fr. putrere to be rotten, fr. puter, or putris, rotten, fr. putere to stink, to be rotten: cf. F. putride. See Pus, Foul, a.] 1. Tending to decompo...

10019

Putridity

Pu‐trid″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. putridité.] The quality of being putrid; putrefaction; rottenness.

10020

Putridness

Pu″trid‐ness (?), n. Putridity. Floyer.

10021

Putrifacted

Pu″tri‐fac′ted (?), a. [See Putrefy.] Putrefied.What vermin bred of putrifacted slime. Marston.

10022

Putrification

Pu′tri‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. Putrefaction.

10023

Putrify

Pu″tri‐fy (?), v. t. & i. To putrefy.

10024

Putrilage

Pu″tri‐lage (?), n. [F. putrilage, L. putrilago putrefaction.] That which is undergoing putrefaction; the products of putrefaction.

10025

Putry

Pu″try (?), a. Putrid. Marston.

10026

Putry (2)

Pu″try, n. Putage. Chaucer.

10027

Putt

Putt (?), n. [Cf. Put, v. t.] (Golf) A stroke made on the putting green to play the ball into a hole.

10028

Putt (2)

Putt, v. i.(Golf) To make a putt.

10029

Puttee

Put″tee (?), n. Same as Putty, a kind of gaiter.

10030

Putter

Put″ter (?), n. 1. One who puts or plates.2. Specifically, one who pushes the small wagons in a coal mine, and the like.

10031

Putter (2)

Put″ter (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Puttered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Puttering.] [See Potter.] To act inefficiently or idly; to trifle; to potter.

10032

Putter (3)

Putt″er (?), n.(Golf) (a) A club with a short shaft and either a wooden or a metal head, used in putting. (b) One who putts.

10033

Putter-on

Put″ter–on′ (?), n. An instigator. Shak.

10034

Puttier

Put″ti‐er (?), n. One who putties; a glazier.

10035

Putting

Put″ting (?), n. The throwing of a heavy stone, shot, etc., with the hand raised or extended from the shoulder; — originally, a Scottish game.Putting stone, a heavy stone used i...

10036

Putting green

Putt″ing green (?). (Golf) The green, or plot of smooth turf, surrounding a hole. “The term putting green shall mean the ground within twenty yards of the hole, excepting hazard...

10037

Puttock

Put″tock (?), n. [Cf. Pout a young bird, Poult.] (Zoöl.) (a) The European kite. (b) The buzzard. (c) The marsh harrier.

10038

Puttock (2)

Put″tock, n.(Naut.) See Futtock.

10039

Putty

Put″ty (?), n. [F. potée, 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. Se...

10040

Putty (2)

Put″ty, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Puttied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Puttying.] To cement, or stop, with putty.

10041

Putty (3)

Put″ty (?), n.(Golf) A ball made of composition and not gutta percha.

10042

Putty (4)

Put″ty, n.; pl.Putties (#). [Written also puttee, puttie.] [Hind. paṭṭi ribbon, brace, tie.] A kind of gaiter of waterproof cloth wrapped around the leg, used by soldiers, etc.

10043

Putty-faced

Put″ty–faced′ (?), a. White-faced; — used contemptuously. Clarke.

10044

Puttyroot

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 ...