stucco
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈstʌkoʊ/
- Specialized
:
estuco
- Inside, their walls and ceilings were richly decorated, some with mosaics, others with figured stucco, nearly all with frescoes.
- stucco wall
- stucco facades
- stucco building
And behind it they put fresh beautiful stucco.
- And behind it they put fresh beautiful stucco.
- I'm on the, the, the popcorn stucco wall.
- It's a lot of glass and metal and and stucco and they look good, but they're much more fire resistant.
- They stay on stucco, they stay on sandy drywall, they stick around properties and they don't just fly away as soon as a little bit of wind comes on.
Examples
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The building is of stucco and consists of seven comfortable rooms and two bathrooms.
Academic text (1994) -
The project consisted of squat, brown stucco buildings built during the Second World War.
Fiction book (1996) -
It's a white Stucco job on the south side of the street.
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It's got white stucco walls, red tile roof and a stone terrace.
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Mercy Hospital was a three-story white stucco building shaped like a U.
Fiction book (1993) -
We parked in front of a large, square stucco building and unloaded Linda's stuff without incident.
Fiction book (1996) -
The apartment was in a two-story stucco building with a flagstone courtyard.
Fiction book (1995) -
The buildings were fresh and new, either newly painted white stucco or heavily varnished pine siding.
Fiction book (1994) -
Quaint wooden balconies clung to the stucco facade and overlooked the cars in the parking lot.
Fiction book (1990) -
The old building has a charming exterior made of stucco, giving it a classic Mediterranean feel.
Synonyms
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2.7
A mixture that hardens and makes walls or ceilings smooth
4
8.4
A coating of plaster applied to the outside of a wall to protect and finish it
1
6.8
A decorative covering of hardened plaster on walls or ceilings
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6.9
A thin layer of plaster on a wall for protection or a smooth finish
Plaster decorations on the outside walls of a building
How Hard
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stucco comes from Italian stucco and an old Latin word stuppa that meant 'loose fiber' used in building mixes. Imagine people mixing fibres into a paste to make a strong coat on walls — that's why stucco today means the hard plaster finish on houses.