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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Parget \Par"get\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pargeted}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Pargeting}.] [OE. pargeten, also spargeten, sparchen; of
   uncertain origin.]
   1. To coat with parget; to plaster, as walls, or the interior
      of flues; as, to parget the outside of their houses. --Sir
      T. Herbert.

            The pargeted ceiling with pendants.   --R. L.
                                                  Stevenson.

   2. To paint; to cover over. [Obs.]

Parget \Par"get\, v. i.
   1. To lay on plaster.

   2. To paint, as the face. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

Parget \Par"get\, n.
   1. Gypsum or plaster stone.

   2. Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for
      stuccowork. --Knight.

   3. Paint, especially for the face. [Obs.] --Drayton.

Source : WordNet®

parget
     n : plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys [syn: {pargeting},
          {pargetting}]

parget
     v : apply ornamental plaster to
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