Pargeting

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Plaster-work of various kinds; especially, a sort of ornamental work in plastering, with raised or indented patterns and ornaments, much used in the interior and often on the exterior of houses of the Tudor period.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A kind of decorative plasterwork in raised ornamental figures, formerly used for the internal and external decoration of houses.
  • noun. the plastering of the inside of flues, intended to give a smooth surface and help the draught.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A form of decorative plasterwork used on exterior walls
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  • noun. ornamental plasterwork
  • noun. ornamental plastering
  • noun. plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys
  • Word Usage
    "Broken oyster shells are distinguishable in the decorated plasterwork, indicating that the pargeting was done at Jamestown."
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