LUTE

n. Lu2t. From lutum, mud. Fr., lut. Ger., Kitt. It., Into'. Sp.,luten. A composition used for sealing ve els air-tight. [B, 46 (a, 39).] Fat 1. Fr.. lut gras. A 1. made like glaziers' putty with the substitution of pipe-clay for whiting, still sometimes applied to joints in apparatus to prevent the escape of corrosive vapors. [B, 5 (a, 38).] [s. 677]