Crossword clues for luting
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lute \Lute\, n. [L. lutum mud, clay: cf. OF. lut.]
(Chem.) A cement of clay or other tenacious infusible substance for sealing joints in apparatus, or the mouths of vessels or tubes, or for coating the bodies of retorts, etc., when exposed to heat; -- called also luting.
A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.
(Brick Making) A straight-edged piece of wood for striking off superfluous clay from mold.
Wiktionary
n. lute (a kind of sticky clay or cement) vb. (present participle of lute English)
WordNet
n. a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid [syn: lute]
Usage examples of "luting".
All the joinings must be luted with the Philosophical Luting, and as the spirit comes, so regulate your furnace, but do not let it pass the third degree of heat.