pargeting

indénombrable

A noun referring to plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys, or ornamental plasterwork and plastering.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un enduit ou une couche de plâtre appliquée sur les murs extérieurs ou les cheminées, ou un revêtement décoratif et le travail d'enduit correspondant.

1. Plaster for outer walls and chimneys C2 formal british

   A type of plaster applied to the exterior of buildings or used to line the inside of chimneys for protection and insulation.

   • The old cottage was finished with a layer of pargeting to protect the stonework.
   • The chimney sweep noted that the pargeting inside the flue was cracked.
   • Traditional pargeting was often made from lime and sand.

   🇫🇷Crépi extérieur

   Synonymes: pargetpargettingrenderingroughcaststucco

2. Ornamental plasterwork C2 formal british art

   Decorative plasterwork, often featuring intricate patterns or designs, applied to the exterior or interior of buildings.

   • The Elizabethan manor house was famous for its elaborate pargeting.
   • The craftsman spent weeks creating the detailed pargeting on the facade.
   • Pargeting often includes motifs like flowers, vines, and geometric shapes.

   🇫🇷Pargieting (enduit décoratif)

   Synonymes: pargetpargettingplasterworkstucco

3. The craft of ornamental plastering C2 formal british art

   The art or technique of applying decorative plasterwork to buildings.

   • He studied the traditional craft of pargeting in Suffolk.
   • Pargeting is a rare skill that is still practiced by a few artisans.
   • The museum displayed a history of pargeting in East Anglia.

   🇫🇷Art du plâtre ornemental

   Synonymes: pargetrypargettingplasterwork

An obsolete verb meaning to plaster or coat a wall, especially with a decorative or protective layer of mortar or plaster.

• 🇫🇷Verbe désuet signifiant crépir ou enduire un mur, en particulier avec une couche décorative ou protectrice de mortier ou de plâtre.

1. Apply ornamental plaster C2 formal british art

   To cover or decorate a wall or ceiling with ornamental plasterwork, often in patterns or designs.

   • The craftsman pargeted the ceiling with intricate floral patterns.
   • They hired a specialist to parget the old Tudor house.
   • The interior walls were beautifully pargeted in the 16th century.

   🇫🇷enduire de staff ornemental

   Synonymes: plasterrenderroughcaststucco

• pargeted past participle
• pargeted past simple
• pargeting present participle
• pargets third person singular