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PARGETING
pargeting, pargetting
(noun) ornamental plastering
pargeting, pargetting, pargetry
(noun) ornamental plasterwork
parget, pargeting, pargetting
(noun) plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
pargeting (countable and uncountable, plural pargetings)
(construction) A form of decorative plasterwork used on exterior walls of buildings.
(construction, loosely) parging
Source: Wiktionary
Par"get*ing, n. Etym: [Written also pargetting.]
Definition: Plasterwork; esp.: (a) A kind of decorative plasterwork in raised ornamental figures, formerly used for the internal and external decoration of houses. (b) In modern architecture, the plastering of the inside of flues, intended to give a smooth surface and help the draught.
PARGET
Par"get, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pargeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pargeting.] Etym: [OE. pargeten, also spargeten, sparchen; of uncertain origin.]
1. To coat with parget; to plaster, as walls, or the interior of flues; as, to parget the outside of their houses. Sir T. Herbert. The pargeted ceiling with pendants. R. L. Stevenson.
2. To paint; to cover over. [Obs.]
Par"get, v. i.
1. To lay on plaster.
2. To paint, as the face. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Par"get, n.
1. Gypsum or plaster stone.
2. Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for stuccowork. Knight.
3. Paint, especially for the face. [Obs.] Drayton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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