roughcast
Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall.: Compare pebble dash.
a crudely formed pattern or model.
to cover or coat with roughcast.
to make, shape, or prepare in a rough form: to roughcast a story.
Origin of roughcast
1Other words from roughcast
- roughcaster, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for roughcast
/ (ˈrʌfˌkɑːst) /
a coarse plaster used to cover the surface of an external wall
any rough or preliminary form, model, etc
covered with or denoting roughcast
to apply roughcast to (a wall, etc)
to prepare in rough
(tr) another word for rough-hew
Derived forms of roughcast
- roughcaster, noun
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