pargeting
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par·get
(pär′jĭt)n.
1. A mixture, such as plaster or roughcast, used to coat walls and line chimneys.
2. Ornamental work in plaster.
3. A cement mixture used to waterproof outer walls.
tr.v. par·get·ed, par·get·ing, par·gets also par·get·ted or par·get·ting
To cover or adorn with parget.
[Middle English, probably from pargetten, to parget, from Old French pargeter, parjeter, to throw about (par-, intensive pref. from Latin per; see per in Indo-European roots + jeter, to throw, from Latin iactāre, frequentative of iacere; see yē- in Indo-European roots) and from Old French porgeter, to roughcast a wall (por-, forward ultimately from Latin porrō; see per in Indo-European roots + iactāre, to throw).]
par′get·ing n.
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pargeting
(ˈpɑːdʒɪtɪŋ) orpargetting
n
(Building) another name for parget1
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| Noun | 1. |  pargeting - plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneysplaster - a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings |
| 2. | pargeting - ornamental plasterwork plasterwork, plaster - a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster" | |
| 3. | pargeting - ornamental plastering daubing, plastering - the application of plaster |
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