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| − | An old French term for potter's clay, the word lute has long been used to describe putty or adhesive materials that seal a surface or joint and make it waterproof. Lutes are usually composed of cement, mud, plaster, or clay. The Romans used a clay cement to set iron posts into stone. Plumber's lute is a mixture of plaster with a weak glue binder. Pipe clay mixed with linseed oil is called fat lute. Litharge cement has also been used as luting. Spence's metal is a mixture of metals sulfides that is used to seal pipe joints. Lute cements are still used as acid-resistant materials for bonding ceramics to metals and for adhering knife blades to handles. | + | An old French term for potter's [[clay]], the word 'lute' has long been used to describe [[putty]] or [[adhesive]] materials that seal a surface or joint and make it waterproof. Lutes are usually composed of [[cement]], [[mud]], [[plaster]], or [[clay]]. The Romans used a clay cement to set iron posts into stone. Plumber's lute is a mixture of plaster with a weak glue binder. Pipe clay mixed with [[linseed oil]] is called fat lute. Litharge cement has also been used as luting. Spence's metal is a mixture of metals sulfides that is used to seal pipe joints. Lute cements are still used as acid-resistant materials for bonding ceramics to metals and for adhering knife blades to handles. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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lutes; luting; sealant; sealing cement | lutes; luting; sealant; sealing cement | ||
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 474 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 474 | ||
Latest revision as of 14:33, 26 September 2022
Description
An old French term for potter's Clay, the word 'lute' has long been used to describe Putty or Adhesive materials that seal a surface or joint and make it waterproof. Lutes are usually composed of Cement, Mud, Plaster, or Clay. The Romans used a clay cement to set iron posts into stone. Plumber's lute is a mixture of plaster with a weak glue binder. Pipe clay mixed with Linseed oil is called fat lute. Litharge cement has also been used as luting. Spence's metal is a mixture of metals sulfides that is used to seal pipe joints. Lute cements are still used as acid-resistant materials for bonding ceramics to metals and for adhering knife blades to handles.
Synonyms and Related Terms
lutes; luting; sealant; sealing cement
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 474
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998