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PARGET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does parget mean?
• PARGET (noun)
The noun PARGET has 1 sense:
1. plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys
Familiarity information: PARGET used as a noun is very rare.
• PARGET (verb)
The verb PARGET has 1 sense:
1. apply ornamental plaster to
Familiarity information: PARGET used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
parget; pargeting; pargetting
Hypernyms ("parget" is a kind of...):
plaster (a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings)
Derivation:
parget (apply ornamental plaster to)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Apply ornamental plaster to
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "parget" is one way to...):
daub; plaster (coat with plaster)
Domain category:
masonry (the craft of a mason)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
parget (plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys)
pargeting (ornamental plastering)
pargeting; pargetry (ornamental plasterwork)
pargetting (ornamental plastering)
pargetting (ornamental plasterwork)
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