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noun • a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass verb • apply putty in order to fix or fill | ||||
| 46% | 8 | Act of shaping or moulding a physical substance | ||
verb • (sometimes humorous) To sculpture; to carve or engrave. • To flay. | ||||
| 37% | 3 | Ingredient in Delftware glazing | ||
noun • a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide • a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking • metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour • airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. verb • plate with tin • preserve in a can or tin • prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface | ||||
Soft Pliable Substance For Glazing Or Metaphorically Moulding Or Shaping A Person In The Palm Of Ones Hand
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