Sekirov Dictionary

parget

UK /ˈpɑːd͡ʒɪt/US /ˈpɑɹd͡ʒɪt/

noun 3
verb 2
forms 5

noun3

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Gypsum.
- Blind parget cherubs watched from the high corners. — 1979
•
Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for stuccowork.
- The surface of the parget might be finished either smooth, with a coat of whitewash, or as rough-cast with sand or small stones. — 1952
(no longer used) Paint, especially for the face.

verb2

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To coat with gypsum; to plaster, for example walls, or the interior of flues.
- parget the outside of their houses. — 1634
(no longer used) To paint; to cover over.

forms

pargeted · pargetted · pargeting · pargetting · pargets

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