pargeting Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys
    parget; pargetting.
  2. noun ornamental plasterwork
    pargetry; pargetting.
  3. noun ornamental plastering
    pargetting.
  4. verb apply ornamental plaster to
    parget.

WordNet

Par"get*ing noun
Etymology
Written also pargetting.
Definitions
  1. Plasterwork; esp.: (a) A kind of decorative plasterwork in raised ornamental figures, formerly used for the internal and external decoration of houses. (b) In modern architecture, the plastering of the inside of flues, intended to give a smooth surface and help the draught.

Webster 1913