stucco

[ stuhk-oh ]

noun

, plural stuc·coes, stuc·cos.

1. an exterior finish for masonry or frame walls, usually composed of cement, sand, and hydrated lime mixed with water and laid on wet.
2. any of various fine plasters for decorative work, moldings, etc.
3. any of various finishes made with cement, plaster, or mortar, as albarium.
4. a wall, facing, molding, or other work made of such materials.

verb (used with object)

, stuc·coed, stuc·co·ing.

1. to cover or ornament with stucco.

stucco

/ ˈstʌkəʊ /

noun

1. a weather-resistant mixture of dehydrated lime, powdered marble, and glue, used in decorative mouldings on buildings
2. any of various types of cement or plaster used for coating outside walls
3. Also calledstuccowork decorative work moulded in stucco

verb

1. tr to apply stucco to

Derived Forms

• ˈstuccoer, noun

Other Words From

• un·stuccoed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stucco¹

1590–1600; < Italian < Langobardic; compare Old High German stucki crust, piece ( German Stück )

Word History and Origins

Origin of stucco¹

C16: from Italian, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German stukki a fragment, crust, Old English stycce

Example Sentences

A few outliers in stone or stucco may garner some attention, too.

From Washington Blade

Their offer on the stucco house in Pasadena had been accepted.

From Time

It is the visual equivalent of running a hand along stucco—texture rendered into form.

From Popular-Science

Bill thought about his youthful days living in New Orleans and working at the Maison De Ville, a small dusty red stucco painted guest house overlooking Toulouse Street.

From Washington Blade

Israeli bullet casings littered the floors of the entrances to residences that were transformed into stucco barracks.

From The Daily Beast

As I reach the berm of sand, tile and stucco that marked a kind of front line, bodies are being piled on carts in the street.

From The Daily Beast

In January, the stucco converted farm building, divided into two apartments, went on the market for $500,000.

From The Daily Beast

With well-trimmed lawns between identical stucco townhomes, it appears almost tranquil.

From The Daily Beast

In house after house are the same new windows with peeling manufacturing stickers, the same tiled courtyard, the same raw stucco.

From The Daily Beast

The elegant roof was supported on three rows of red sandstone pillars, adorned with chaste gilding and stucco-work.

From Project Gutenberg

The narrow door into the corridor is also seen, and the stucco capitals and bases of the columns.

From Project Gutenberg

The walls were coated with fine stucco, white and firm—an evidence of antiquity—and ornamented with bands of a bright red pigment.

From Project Gutenberg

There was a white light on all the stucco parapets, and their shadows slanted clear and delicately purple to the west.

From Project Gutenberg

Over the wall was spread a coating of fine marble stucco for decorative purposes, which gave it a finish of dazzling white.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• adhesive
• cement
• glue
• lime
• mortar