parget

parget
1. noun
a) Gypsum or plaster stone.

,1952: The surface of the parget might be finished either smooth, with a coat of whitewash, or as rough-cast with sand or small stones. — L.F. Salzman, Building in England, p. 191.

b) Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for stuccowork.
2. verb
To coat with parget; to plaster, as walls, or the interior of flues; as, to parget the outside of their houses.

,1952: Closely allied to daubing was pargetting or rough-casting, the chief difference, so far as any real distinction was made in the technical use of the terms, being that in pargetting mortar or a coarse form of plaster was used instead of clay or loam. — L.F. Salzman, Building in England, p. 191.


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  • Parget — Par get, v. i. 1. To lay on plaster. [1913 Webster] 2. To paint, as the face. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Parget — Par get, n. 1. Gypsum or plaster stone. [1913 Webster] 2. Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for stuccowork. Knight. [1913 Webster] 3. Paint, especially for the face. [Obs.] Drayton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • parget — [par′jit] vt. pargeted or pargetted, pargeting or pargetting [ME pargeten, pargetten < MFr pargeter, parjeter < par (< L per: see PER ), completely + jeter, to throw: see JET1] to put plaster or mortar on, esp. in a decorative way n. 1.… …   English World dictionary

  • parget — /pahr jit/, n., v., pargeted, pargeting or (esp. Brit.) pargetted, pargetting. n. 1. any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, esp. a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues. 2. gypsum. 3.… …   Universalium

  • parget — par•get [[t]ˈpɑr dʒɪt[/t]] n. v. get•ed, get•ing (esp. brit.) get•ted, get•ting. 1) bui any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, esp. a mortar for lining chimney flues 2) bui ornamental plasterwork 3) bui to… …   From formal English to slang

  • parget — /ˈpadʒət/ (say pahjuht) noun 1. British gypsum or plaster stone. 2. plaster, especially a kind of mortar formed of lime, hair, and cow dung. 3. plasterwork, especially a more or less ornamental facing for exterior walls. –verb (t) (pargeted or… …  

  • parget — I. transitive verb ( geted or getted; geting or getting) Etymology: Middle English pargetten, from Middle French parjeter, literally, to throw out, from par thoroughly (from Latin per ) + jeter to throw more at jet Date: 14th century to coat with …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • parget —    Ornamental work in plaster. Also see gesso. (pr. pahr jit) …   Glossary of Art Terms

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