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Roughcast

Roughcast Meaning & Definition
Roughcast Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Roughcast?

[n] a rough preliminary model
[n] a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls
[v] shape roughly
[v] hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber"
[v] apply roughcast to (as of a wall)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Roughcast: rough-hew

Related Terms | Find terms related to Roughcast:

See Also | daub | forge | form | hew | hew out | model | mold | mould | plaster | plaster | shape | simulation | work

Roughcast In Webster's Dictionary

\Rough`cast"\, v. t. 1. To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, or polish. --Dryden. 2. To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with asperities and inequalities. 3. To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles; as, to roughcast a building.
\Rough"cast`\, n. 1. A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing. 2. A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings. --Shak.

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