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PARGETRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pargetry mean?
• PARGETRY (noun)
The noun PARGETRY has 1 sense:
1. ornamental plasterwork
Familiarity information: PARGETRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ornamental plasterwork
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
pargeting; pargetry; pargetting
Hypernyms ("pargetry" is a kind of...):
plaster; plasterwork (a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling))
Derivation:
parget (apply ornamental plaster to)
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