pargetting

par·get

P0070800 (pär′jĭt)n.1. A mixture, such as plaster or roughcast, used to coat walls and line chimneys.2. Ornamental work in plaster.3. A cement mixture used to waterproof outer walls.tr.v. par·get·ed, par·get·ing, par·gets also par·get·ted or par·get·ting To cover or adorn with parget.

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[Middle English, probably from pargetten, to parget, from Old French pargeter, parjeter, to throw about (par-, intensive pref. from Latin per; see per in Indo-European roots + jeter, to throw, from Latin iactāre, frequentative of iacere; see yē- in Indo-European roots) and from Old French porgeter, to roughcast a wall (por-, forward ultimately from Latin porrō; see per in Indo-European roots + iactāre, to throw).]

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par′get·ing n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pargetting - plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneysparget, pargetingplaster - a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
	2.	pargetting - ornamental plasterworkpargetry, pargetingplasterwork, plaster - a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster"
	3.	pargetting - ornamental plasteringpargetingdaubing, plastering - the application of plaster