parget (redirected from parges)

par·get  (pärjt)

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 also par·get·ted, par·get·ing also par·get·ting, par·gets also par·gets

To cover or adorn with parget.

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[Middle English, probably from pargetten, to parget, from Old French pargeter, parjeter, to throw about (par-, intensive pref. from Latin per; see per¹ in Indo-European roots + jeter, to throw from Latin iactre, frequentative of iacere; see y- in Indo-European roots) and from Old French porgeter, to roughcast a wall (por-, forward ultimately from Latin porr; see per¹ in Indo-European roots + iactre, to throw).]

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parget·ing n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	parget - plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys pargeting, pargetting plaster - a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
Verb	1.	parget - apply ornamental plaster to masonry - the craft of a mason daub, plaster - coat with plaster; "daub the wall"