parget

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verb

par·​get ˈpär-jət 

pargeted or pargetted; pargeting or pargetting

transitive verb

: to coat with plaster

especially : to apply ornamental or waterproofing plaster to

parget

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noun

1

: plaster, whitewash, or roughcast for coating a wall

2

: plasterwork especially in raised ornamental figures on walls

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English pargetten, from Middle French parjeter, literally, to throw out, from par- thoroughly (from Latin per-) + jeter to throw — more at jet

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for parget

• argot
• target
• nontarget