English Explanatory Dictionary

parget

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To coat with gypsum; to plaster, for example walls, or the interior of flues.
  2. To paint; to cover over.
noun
  1. Gypsum.
  2. Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for stuccowork.
  3. Paint, especially for the face.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɑɹd͡ʒɪt/ /ˈpɑːd͡ʒɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-parget.wav

Word forms

parget pargets pargeting pargetting pargeted pargetted

Etymology

From Middle English pargetten, from Old French pargeter, parjeter (“to throw about”), from par- (intensive prefix) (from Latin per-) + jeter (“to throw”) (from Latin iactō, frequentative of iaciō). The noun is derived from the verb.

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