rustication

American  

[ruhs-ti-key-shuhn] / ˌrʌs tɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. Also called rustic work.  Architecture. any of various forms of ashlar so dressed and tooled that the visible faces are raised above or otherwise contrasted with the horizontal and usually the vertical joints.

2. the act of a person or thing that rusticates.

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Etymology

Origin of rustication

First recorded in 1615–25, rustication is from the Latin word rūsticātiōn- (stem of rūsticātiō ). See rusticate, -ion

Example Sentences

They use a wonderful kind of Venetian rustication framing deeply carved details made with layers of colored cement called sgraffito.

From New York Times

His neglect of prescribed studies, and disregard of college discipline, resulted in his rustication just before commencement in 1838.

From Project Gutenberg

Change of scene is a good thing, but utter solitude, under the names of rustication and rest, is a penalty I never willingly undergo.

From Project Gutenberg

During my enforced rustication I found, by sheer accident, some of Schumann's works which were then little known in France and still less in Pi�mont.

From Project Gutenberg

He had to return home from his two next schools for various offences against their rules, and finally his college career came to an end with rustication.

From Project Gutenberg