roughcast Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls
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noun a rough preliminary model
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verb shape roughly
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verb apply roughcast to
- roughcast a wall
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verb hew roughly, without finishing the surface
rough-hew.
- rough-hew stone or timber
WordNet
Rough`cast" transitive verb
Definitions
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To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, or polish. Dryden. -
To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with asperities and inequalities. -
To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles; as, to .roughcast a building
Rough"cast` noun
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A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing. -
A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings. Shak.
