plasterwork

[ plas-ter-wurk, plah-ster- ]

noun

, Building Trades.

1. finish or ornamental work done in plaster.

Word History and Origins

Origin of plasterwork¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; plaster + work

Example Sentences

Broken oyster shells are distinguishable in the ornamental plasterwork, indicating that the pargetting was made at Jamestown.

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Broken oyster shells are distinguishable in the decorated plasterwork, indicating that the pargeting was done at Jamestown.

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Some fine though damaged plasterwork in this room displays the usual Tudor emblems, and the word .

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The slugs from the gun must be in the building—embedded in the plasterwork somewhere.

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