stucco
noun
an exterior finish for masonry or frame walls, usually composed of cement, sand, and hydrated lime mixed with water and laid on wet.
stuccoed
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past participleof stucco.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof stucco.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
stucconounan exterior finish for masonry or frame walls, usually composed of cement, sand, and hydrated lime mixed with water and laid on wet.
Example Sentences
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Exposure to the southern climate and to its Spanish Colonial Revival legacy of stuccoed buildings with red tile roofs inspired local residents and their architects.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
He won the speaker's office, a splendid 19th century confection of rich stonework, carved plaster and gilt partitions, along a corridor from the main parliament chamber under its stuccoed dome and arcade of horseshoe arches.
From Reuters ● Jul. 15, 2022
But it was flattering, too, in those early days of Londongrad, of Moscow-on-Thames, as the stuccoed houses of the capital’s finest streets were filling with Russian oligarchs, the country’s finest schools thronging with their children.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2022
A house loomed into view, a three-storey concrete bunker with a peaked roof and stuccoed walls.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 4, 2016
What remained was the artificial lake and island with its two stone bridges supporting the driveway, and, by the waters edge, a crumbling stuccoed temple.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
