luting

[ loo-ting ]

noun

1. any of various readily molded substances for sealing joints, cementing objects together, or waterproofing surfaces.

luting

/ ˈluːtɪŋ /

noun

1. another name for lute 2
2. Also calledluting paste a strip of pastry placed around the dish to seal the lid of a pie

Word History and Origins

Origin of luting¹

First recorded in 1520–30; lute ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

At first there came over only phlegm, afterwards a black oil, and then also a spirit arose, which he could noways condense, but it forced the luting, or broke the glasses.

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Read of a death among the five thousand:— A gang has been ordered to cut clay for the luting of the coke furnaces.

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Before beginning any experiment, the closeness of the luting ought always to be previously tried, either by slightly heating the retort A, Pl.

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The proportions of this luting are determined by putting more or less resin and red ochre, or turpentine and wax, as the "lithocolle" is to be more or less brittle or elastic.

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As he was about to pass luting through the entrance, Lysidice parted the curtains and entered the room.

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