tutty · noun — A powdered form of impure zinc oxide used for polishing.
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tutty is pronounced /ˈtʌti/.
Etymology
From French tutie; compare Spanish tutía, atutía, from Latin tutia, from Arabic تُوتِيَاء (tūtiyāʔ), from Classical Persian توتیا (tūtyā), from Sanskrit तुत्था (tutthā).
noun
- A powdered form of impure zinc oxide used for polishing.
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Words closest in meaning
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- tutenag 69% match — crude zinc vs tutty →
- tumpty 56% match — A small, solid or padded stool, footstool or pouf. vs tutty →
- tutman 55% match — Synonym of tutworkman. vs tutty →
- colcothar 55% match — Polishing rouge; a reddish-brown oxide of iron, used in polishing glass, and also as a pigment. vs tutty →
- zumatic 55% match — A kind of siccative powder. vs tutty →
- polish 55% match — Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language. vs tutty →
- tanite 54% match — A firm composition of emery and a certain kind of cement, used for making grinding wheels, slabs, etc. vs tutty →
- witts 53% match — Tin ore freed from earthy matter by stamping. vs tutty →