Also means
finery, getup
Usage Note
Putz is the plaster layer on interior or exterior walls; verputzen means to plaster. The idiom auf den Putz hauen (to make a splash) draws on the older sense of finery.
Examples
"Der Putz an der Fassade bröckelt langsam ab."
Natural Translation
The plaster on the facade is slowly crumbling away.
Literal Translation
The plaster on the facade crumbles slowly off.
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