par·get (pär j t)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.
[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 iact re; 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 + iact re, to throw).]
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| Noun | 1. | parget - 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 |
| Verb | 1. | parget - apply ornamental plaster to |