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parget
[ pahr-jit ]
noun
- 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.
verb (used with object)
, par·get·ed, par·get·ing or (especially British) par·get·ted, par·get·ting.
- to cover or decorate with parget or pargeting.
parget
/ ˈpɑːdʒɪt /
noun
- Also calledpargeting
- plaster, mortar, etc, used to line chimney flues or cover walls
- plasterwork that has incised ornamental patterns
- another name for gypsum
verb
- to cover or decorate with parget
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Other Words From
- un·parget·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins
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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
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Example Sentences
But he said nothing of this to Parget at present; it might possibly make a yarn for a dull evening on the Snowflake.
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Quite natural that you should be careful, sir, said Parget, smiling.
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I assure you, Mr Parget, that I have no inclination to say a word.
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Parget saw the natives with their rifles and seemed a little puzzled.
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Now to come to the point; what do you want with me, Mr Parget?
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