roughcast

rough·cast  (rfkst)

n.

1. A coarse plaster of lime, shells, and pebbles used for outside wall surfaces.

2. A rough preliminary model or form.

tr.v. rough·cast, rough·cast·ing, rough·casts

1. To plaster (a wall, for example) with roughcast.

2. To shape or work into a rough or preliminary form.

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roughcaster n.

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roughcast [ˈrʌfˌkɑːst]

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a coarse plaster used to cover the surface of an external wall

2. any rough or preliminary form, model, etc.

adj

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) covered with or denoting roughcast

vb -casts, -casting, -cast

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to apply roughcast to (a wall, etc.)

2. to prepare in rough

3. (tr) another word for rough-hew

roughcaster  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	roughcast - a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls plaster - a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
	2.	roughcast - a rough preliminary model simulation, model - representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
Verb	1.	roughcast - shape roughly shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
	2.	roughcast - apply roughcast to; "roughcast a wall" daub, plaster - coat with plaster; "daub the wall"
	3.	roughcast - hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber" rough-hew hew, hew out - make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock"

Translations

roughcast [ˈrʌfkɑːst] N → mezcla f gruesa

roughcast [ˈrʌfkɑːst]

n → crépi m

adj [wall] → en crépi
rough copy rough draft n → brouillon m

roughcast [ˈrʌfˌkɑːst] n → intonaco grezzo