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Webster 1913 Edition

Tutty

Tut′ty

,
Noun.
[F.
tutie
; cf. Sp.
tutia
,
atutia
, LL.
tutia
; all from Per.
tūtiyā
.]
(Chem.)
A yellow or brown amorphous substance obtained as a sublimation product in the flues of smelting furnaces of zinc, and consisting of a crude zinc oxide.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tutty

TUT'TY

,
Noun.
[Low L. tutia.] An argillaceous ore of zink, found in Persia, formed on cylindric molds into tubular pieces, like the bark of a tree. It is said to be made of a glutinous, argillaceous earth, like clay, which is put into pots, moistened and baked.

Definition 2024

tutty

tutty

English

Noun

tutty ‎(usually uncountable, plural tutties)

  1. A powdered form of impure zinc oxide used for polishing.

Etymology

French tutie; compare Spanish tutia, atutia, from Latin tutia, from Arabic تُوتِيَاء ‎(tūtiyāʾ), from Persian توتیا ‎(tūtiyā), from Sanskrit तुत्था ‎(tuttha)

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