
Meaning of PARGETING
| Pronunciation: | | 'pârjiting
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] ornamental plastering
- [n] ornamental plasterwork
- [n] plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys
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| | Synonyms: | | parget, pargetry, pargetting, pargetting, pargetting |
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| | See Also: | | daubing, plaster, plaster, plastering, plasterwork | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Par"get*ing\, n. [Written also pargetting.]
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.
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