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parget

(par′jit)

transitive verb pargeted or pargetted, pargeting or pargetting

to put plaster or mortar on, esp. in a decorative way

Origin: ME pargeten, pargetten < MFr pargeter, parjeter < par- (< L per: see per-), completely + jeter, to throw: see jet

noun

plaster, mortar, etc. used to coat a masonry surface
raised ornamental plasterwork used on walls or ceilings

Also, for n., pargeting or pargetting

See parget in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A mixture, such as plaster or roughcast, used to coat walls and line chimneys.
Ornamental work in plaster.
A cement mixture used to waterproof outer walls.

transitive verb 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.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , probably from pargetten, to parget

Origin: , 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 iactāre, frequentative of iacere; see yē- in Indo-European roots)

Origin: and from Old French porgeter, to roughcast a wall (por-, forward ultimately from Latin porrō; see per¹ in Indo-European roots + iactāre, to throw)

Related Forms:

parˈget·ing noun

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