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to parget

to parget

9.9
To cover walls or ceilings with decorative plaster
  • verb
  • /ˈpɑrɡɪt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : revoquear
  • They hired skilled artisans to parget the ceiling with intricate floral designs.

Examples

  • The craftsmen pargeted the old church beautifully.

  • In the restoration project, workers carefully pargeted the 17th-century façade.

  • She specializes in pargeting historic buildings to preserve their original charm.

  • They will parget the walls this weekend.

  • The artist decided to parget the old brick wall to enhance its beauty.

  • They hired a skilled craftsman to parget the living room ceiling with intricate designs.

  • Before painting, he chose to parget the walls for a smooth and decorative finish.

Synonyms

to plaster
vsto parget
9 3.4

To cover a wall or ceiling with a soft paste to make it smooth

emphasizes ornamental decoration rather than general protection
to stucco
vsto parget
  • Specialized
1 6.3

To cover a wall or ceiling with hard plaster

refers to ornamental application of that coating on walls and high surfaces
to plaster the ceiling
vsto parget
4.9

Cover a ceiling with wet paste that dries hard to make it smooth

focuses on decorative ornamentation rather than simple smoothing

How Decorative

to embellish
19 6.1
to decorate
226 1.9
to parget
  • Archaic
9.9
to plaster
9 3.4
to coat
105 2.8

Surface Forms

parget infinitive
pargeted past
pargeted past participle
pargetting present participle
pargets third person singular

Etymology

Parget comes from the Latin root paries ('wall') and old words that meant 'to cover', so to parget is to apply decorative plaster to a wall or ceiling.