About The Word Roughcast
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Roughcast
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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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