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roughcast Definition

rough·cast (ruf′kast′, -käst′)

noun

  1. a coarse stucco for covering outside surfaces, as walls
  2. a rough pattern or form, or crudely made model

transitive verb -·cast′, -·cast′·ing

  1. to cover (walls, etc.) with roughcast
  2. to make or shape in a rough form

roughcast Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • co-ordinate: The specification at St John's Wood includes attractive reconstituted stone features and co-ordinating roughcast to the external walls.

Adjective modifier

  • traditional: The single-storey steading is of traditional roughcast and is whitewashed.

Modifies a noun

  • wall: We do have some blacks, which can be hung in front of the brick and the roughcast walls if required.
  • plaster: The ceiling of the circulation is in concrete covered by a roughcast plaster.