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[pahr-jit] noun, verb, par·get·ed, par·get·ing or (especially British) par·get·ted, par·get·ting. noun
1.
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
2.
3.
pargeting (defs. 2, 3).
verb (used with object)
4.
to cover or decorate with parget or pargeting.
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| parget (ˈpɑːdʒɪt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: pargeting |
| a. plaster, mortar, etc, used to line chimney flues or cover walls | |
| b. plasterwork that has incised ornamental patterns | |
| 2. | another name for gypsum |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to cover or decorate with parget |
| [C14: from Old French pargeter to throw over, from par | |
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