roughcast

rough·cast

 (rŭf′kăst′)

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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rough′cast′er n.

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roughcast

(ˈrʌfˌkɑːst)

n

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

2. any rough or preliminary form, model, etc

adj

(Building) covered with or denoting roughcast

vb, -casts, -casting or -cast

3. (Building) to apply roughcast to (a wall, etc)

4. to prepare in rough

5. (tr) another word for rough-hew

ˈroughˌcaster n

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rough•cast

(ˈrʌfˌkæst, -ˌkɑst)

n., v. -cast, -cast•ing. n.

1. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall.

2. a crudely formed pattern or model.

v.t.

3. to cover or coat with roughcast.

4. to make, shape, or prepare in a rough form.

[1510–20]

rough′cast`er, n.

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roughcast

Past participle: roughcast
Gerund: roughcasting

Imperative

roughcast

roughcast

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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"

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Translations

intonacareintonaco rustico

roughcast

[ˈrʌfkɑːst] N → mezcla f gruesa

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

roughcast

[ˈrʌfkɑːst]

n → crépi m

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

roughcast

[ˈrʌfˌkɑːst] n → intonaco grezzo

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