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Dictionary: par·get   (pär'jĭt) pronunciation

n.
  1. A mixture, such as plaster or roughcast, used to coat walls and line chimneys.
  2. Ornamental work in plaster.
  3. A cement mixture used to waterproof outer walls.
tr.v., -get·ed, also -get·ted, -get·ing, -get·ting, -gets, -gets.
To cover or adorn with parget.

[Middle English, probably from pargetten, to parget, from Old French pargeter, parjeter, to throw about (par-, intensive pref. , from Latin per + jeter, to throw , from Latin iactāre, frequentative of iacere) and from Old French porgeter, to roughcast a wall (por-, forward , ultimately from Latin porrō + iactāre, to throw).]

pargeting par'get·ing n.

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Architecture: parget, pargeting, pargetting, parge-work, parging
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1. Elaborate plasterwork; esp. an ornamental facing for plaster walls, sometimes decorated with figures in low relief or indented; often used on the exterior of houses in the Tudor period.
2. An interior lining of a flue to provide a smooth surface and to aid in fire protection.
3. In masonry construction, a coat of cement mortar (generally containing dampproofing ingredients) on the face of rough masonry, the earth side of foundation and basement walls, or the like; a parge coat.

parget, 1
applying a parget, 3


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys
  Synonyms: pargeting, pargetting


The verb parget has one meaning:

Meaning #1: apply ornamental plaster to


Translations: Parget
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - pudse
n. - murpuds

Nederlands (Dutch)
stukadoren, bepleisteren, decoratief pleister(werk/kalk)

Français (French)
v. tr. - plâtrer
n. - mortier, plâtre ornemental, ciment d'étanchéité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Grobmörtel, Stuck
v. - mit Grobmörtel verputzen, mit Stuck verzieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (οικοδ.) γύψινη διακόσμηση
v. - σοβατίζω, επιχρίω με σοβά

Italiano (Italian)
intonacare, decorare a stucco, intonaco, stucco, gesso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - reboco (m), estuque (m)
v. - rebocar, fazer ou colocar estuque

Русский (Russian)
штукатурка, гипс, штукатурить, украшать лепкой

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - enyesar, enlucir, revocar
n. - enyesado, enlucido, revoque

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gips, skorstensmurbruk
v. - täcka m gips (murbruk)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
粉饰, 石膏, 墙粉, 石膏装饰花纹

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 粉飾
n. - 石膏, 牆粉, 石膏裝飾花紋

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 회반죽을 바르다, 돋을새김 모양으로 장식적으로 하다
n. - 석고, 회반죽

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 石膏, しっくい
v. - …にしっくいを塗る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جص, زخرف جصي للجدران (فعل) يجصص, يكسو‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮טייח בטיח מקושט, ציפה בטיח מקושט‬
n. - ‮טיח-נוי, קישוטי-טיח‬


 
 
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