roughcast

[ ruhf-kast, -kahst ]
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noun
  1. Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall.: Compare pebble dash.

  2. a crudely formed pattern or model.

verb (used with object),rough·cast, rough·cast·ing.
  1. to cover or coat with roughcast.

  2. to make, shape, or prepare in a rough form: to roughcast a story.

Origin of roughcast

1
First recorded in 1510–20; rough + cast

Other words from roughcast

  • roughcaster, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for roughcast

roughcast

/ (ˈrʌfˌkɑːst) /


noun
  1. a coarse plaster used to cover the surface of an external wall

  2. any rough or preliminary form, model, etc

adjective
  1. covered with or denoting roughcast

verb-casts, -casting or -cast
  1. to apply roughcast to (a wall, etc)

  2. to prepare in rough

  1. (tr) another word for rough-hew

Derived forms of roughcast

  • roughcaster, noun

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