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parget

parget

9.9
A plaster used to cover outside walls and inside chimneys on old buildings
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑrɡɪt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : revoque
  • Restorers carefully reapplied parget to the old chimney to preserve its original look.

Examples

  • The historic cottage featured intricate parget designs on its exterior walls.

  • Many historical homes still feature original parget on their exteriors.

  • Much of the medieval town's charm comes from the decorative parget seen on many buildings.

  • The old church was covered in parget to preserve its historical appearance.

  • Much of the medieval town's charm comes from the decorative parget seen on many buildings.

  • Restorers carefully reapplied parget to the old chimney to preserve its original look.

  • The historic cottage featured intricate parget designs on its exterior walls.

Synonyms

plasterwork
vsparget
1 6.8

A decorative covering of hardened plaster on walls or ceilings

is the coating material used to cover or line walls and chimneys
pargetry
vsparget
  • Archaic
9.9

Plaster decorations on the outside walls of a building

is a general coating material without implied decoration
pargetting
vsparget
  • Archaic
9.9

A layer of plaster on outside walls or chimneys with decorative patterns

is the material used to coat surfaces rather than decorative application

How Decorative

pargetry
  • Archaic
9.9
parget
  • Archaic
9.9
plaster
53 2.7

Surface Forms

parget singular
pargets plural

Etymology

Parget comes from the Latin root paries ('wall') and old words that meant 'to cover', so the word names the decorative plaster used to coat walls or chimneys.