rusticating

rus·ti·cate  (rst-kt)

v. rus·ti·cat·ed, rus·ti·cat·ing, rus·ti·cates

v.intr.

To go to or live in the country.

v.tr.

1. To send to the country.

2. Chiefly British To suspend (a student) from a university.

3. To cut or shape (masonry blocks) so as to create a bold textured look, often by beveling the edges to form deep-set joints while leaving the central face rough-hewn or carved with various pointed or channeled patterns.

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[Latin rsticr, rstict-, from rsticus, rustic; see rustic.]

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rusti·cation n.

rusti·cator n.

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rusticating [ˈrʌstɪˌkeɪtɪŋ]

n

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) (in New Zealand) a wide type of weatherboarding used in older houses Also called rusticated