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  • 51put-on — [poot′än΄] adj. assumed or feigned [a put on smile] n. Slang 1. the act of fooling or hoaxing someone by playing on the person s credulity 2. something, as a novel or play, intended as an elaborate hoax or practical joke on the reader or audience …

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  • 52put on to — 1. To make aware of 2. To connect with by telephone • • • Main Entry: ↑put …

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  • 53put|ti — «POOT ee», noun, plural of put|to «POOT oh». Italian. representations of cupidlike children used in art, especially during the Renaissance …

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  • 54put|ty — put|ty1 «PUHT ee», noun, plural ties, verb, tied, ty|ing. –n. 1. a soft mixture of powdered chalk and linseed oil, used for fastening panes of glass in window frames and for filling cracks and holes in woodwork. Putty slowly hardens after it is… …

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  • 55put up (at … ) — ˌput ˈup (at…) derived (especially BrE) to stay somewhere for the night • We put up at a motel. Main entry: ↑putderived …

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  • 56Put — Put, 1) Münze von Zinn u. 2) Gewicht auf der Insel Selenga in Hinterindien = 688 Gramme od. 11/2 engl. Pf. Avdps. 1 Bahar = 8 Capins à 10 bis à 4 Puts à 3 Punchoos …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 57Put — Put, ein im gemeinen Leben übliches Wort, die Hühner, besonders aber die Truthühner und deren Junge zu locken, welches von der Stimme der letztern entlehnet ist, die es nachahmet. Daher pflegt man auch ein Wälsches Huhn die Pute, das Puthuhn, und …

    Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • 58Put — Put, ind. Gewicht = 11/2 engl. Pfd …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 59put by — index store Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 60put in — index enter (insert), interpose, introduce Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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