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parget |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Parget \Par"get\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pargeted}; p. pr & vb n. {Pargeting}.] [OE. pargeten, also spargeten sparchen of uncertain origin.] 1. To coat with parget; to plaster, as walls, or the interior of flues; as to parget the outside of their houses. --Sir T. Herbert. The pargeted ceiling with pendants. --R. L. Stevenson. 2. To paint; to cover over [Obs.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Parget \Par"get\, v. i. 1. To lay on plaster. 2. To paint, as the face. [Obs.] --B. Jonson From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Parget \Par"get\, n. 1. Gypsum or plaster stone. 2. Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for stuccowork. --Knight. 3. Paint, especially for the face. [Obs.] --Drayton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: parget n : used to coat outer walls and line chimneys [syn: {pargeting}] v : apply ornamental plaster to
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