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parget
[ pahr-jit ]
/ ˈpɑr dʒɪt /
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noun
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
verb (used with object), par·get·ed, par·get·ing or (especially British) par·get·ted, par·get·ting.
to cover or decorate with parget or pargeting.
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Origin of parget
OTHER WORDS FROM parget
un·par·get·ed, adjectiveWords nearby parget
parfleche, parfocal, par for the course, parfum, pargasite, parget, pargeting, parging, parhelic circle, parhelion, pari-
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British Dictionary definitions for parget
parget
/ (ˈpɑːdʒɪt) /
noun
Also called: pargeting
- plaster, mortar, etc, used to line chimney flues or cover walls
- plasterwork that has incised ornamental patterns
another name for gypsum
verb (tr)
to cover or decorate with parget
Word Origin for parget
C14: from Old French pargeter to throw over, from par per- + geter, from Medieval Latin jactāre to throw
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