stucco

[stuhk-oh]

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noun, plural stuc·coes, stuc·cos.

an exterior finish for masonry or frame walls, usually composed of cement, sand, and hydrated lime mixed with water and laid on wet.

any of various fine plasters for decorative work, moldings, etc.

any of various finishes made with cement, plaster, or mortar, as albarium.

a wall, facing, molding, or other work made of such materials.

verb (used with object), stuc·coed, stuc·co·ing.

to cover or ornament with stucco.

Origin of stucco

1590–1600; < Italian < Langobardic; compare Old High German stucki crust, piece (German Stück)

Related formsun·stuc·coed, adjective

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Related Words for stucco

adhesive, cement, glue, mortar, lime, coat, binding, gum, dressing, paste, mucilage, gypsum

Examples from the Web for stucco

Contemporary Examples of stucco

Israeli bullet casings littered the floors of the entrances to residences that were transformed into stucco barracks.
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Jesse Rosenfeld
September 7, 2014
As I reach the berm of sand, tile and stucco that marked a kind of front line, bodies are being piled on carts in the street.
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Jesse Rosenfeld
August 1, 2014
In January, the stucco converted farm building, divided into two apartments, went on the market for $500,000.
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Caitlin Dickson
March 19, 2014
Our house was Mediterranean-style stucco with a red-tile roof.
Red, White, and Muslim
Asma Gull Hasan
February 26, 2009

Historical Examples of stucco

Some ornaments of stucco and fragments of mosaic-work are yet to be seen.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola
In the place of a stucco colonnade, one of polished granite was to be erected.
Sir Jasper Carew
Charles James Lever
The stucco has only been employed to the right and left of the principal chamber.
Byeways in Palestine
James Finn
In two graves the bodies were covered with a layer of stucco plaster.
The Evolution of the Dragon
G. Elliot Smith
The ceiling of the room No. 2, carved in stucco, is worthy of the paintings.
Pagan and Christian Rome
Rodolfo Lanciani

British Dictionary definitions for stucco

stucco

noun plural -coes or -cos

a weather-resistant mixture of dehydrated lime, powdered marble, and glue, used in decorative mouldings on buildings

any of various types of cement or plaster used for coating outside walls

Also called: stuccowork decorative work moulded in stucco

verb -coes, -cos, -coing or -coed

(tr) to apply stucco to

Derived Formsstuccoer, noun

Word Origin for stucco

C16: from Italian, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German stukki a fragment, crust, Old English stycce

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Word Origin and History for stucco

1590s, from Italian stucco, from a Germanic source (cf. Old High German stukki "crust, piece, fragment;" see stock (n.1)). The verb is attested from 1726.