parget

[ pahr-jit ]

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)

, par·get·ed, par·get·ing or (especially British) par·get·ted, par·get·ting.

1. to cover or decorate with parget or pargeting.

parget

/ ˈpɑːdʒɪt /

noun

1. Also calledpargeting
   1. plaster, mortar, etc, used to line chimney flues or cover walls
   2. plasterwork that has incised ornamental patterns
2. another name for gypsum

verb

1. to cover or decorate with parget

Other Words From

• un·parget·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of parget¹

1300–50; Middle English < Middle French pargeter, equivalent to par- per- + geter, spelling variant of jeter to throw; jet ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of parget¹

C14: from Old French pargeter to throw over, from par per- + geter, from Medieval Latin jactāre to throw

Example Sentences

Topped by a peaked roof and an ornate weather vane, the building had bays of multipaned windows and pargeting or parged decoration, in which flowers and other designs are done in raised plaster or concrete.

From New York Times

The town is filled with timber-ribbed, pargetted houses, one of the most striking of these being the old Feathers Inn.

From Project Gutenberg

The latter clause shows that our great-grandmothers were quite au fait with the nostrums of the present day, with "pargetting, painting, slicking, glazing, and renewing old rivelled faces."

From Project Gutenberg

Fireclay tubes, rectangular or circular in transverse section, are largely used in place of the pargetting; although more expensive than the latter they have the advantage in point of cleanliness and durability.

From Project Gutenberg

The prince pulled a golden bell-cord that shone against the green pargeting of the wall.

From Project Gutenberg