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PARGETTING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pargetting mean?
• PARGETTING (noun)
The noun PARGETTING has 3 senses:
1. plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys
Familiarity information: PARGETTING used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("pargetting" 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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Ornamental plasterwork
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
pargeting; pargetry; pargetting
Hypernyms ("pargetting" is a kind of...):
plaster; plasterwork (a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling))
Derivation:
parget (apply ornamental plaster to)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Ornamental plastering
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
pargeting; pargetting
Hypernyms ("pargetting" is a kind of...):
daubing; plastering (the application of plaster)
Derivation:
parget (apply ornamental plaster to)
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