Parget Definition
pärjĭt
pargeted, pargeting, pargets, pargetted, pargetting
noun
Plaster, mortar, etc. used to coat a masonry surface.
Webster's New World
Ornamental work in plaster.
American Heritage
Raised ornamental plasterwork used on walls or ceilings.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To cover or adorn with parget.
American Heritage
To put plaster or mortar on, esp. in a decorative way.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Parget
Noun
Singular:
parget
Plural:
pargetsOrigin of Parget
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Middle English probably from pargetten to parget from Old French pargeter, parjeter to throw about (par- intensive pref.) (from Latin per per1 in Indo-European roots) (jeter to throw) (from Latin iactāre) (frequentative of iacere yē- in Indo-European roots) and from Old French porgeter to roughcast a wall (por- forward) (ultimately from Latin porrō per1 in Indo-European roots) (iactāre to throw)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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