pargetting

par·get

[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.
gypsum.
3.
pargeting ( defs 2, 3 ).
verb (used with object)
4.
to cover or decorate with parget or pargeting.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Middle French pargeter, equivalent to par- per- + geter, spelling variant of jeter to throw; see jet1

Related forms
un·par·get·ed, adjective
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parget (ˈpɑːdʒɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—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 parper- + geter, from Medieval Latin jactāre to throw]

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