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roughcast

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Roughcast \Rough`cast"\, v. t. 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, ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls a rough preliminary model v. shape roughly apply roughcast to; "roughcast a wall" hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber" [syn: rough-hew ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A crude model. 2 A rough surface finish, as of a plaster or stucco wall. 3 A mixture of pebbles or similar material used to finish a plaster or concrete wall. vb. 1 To shape crudely; to form in its first rudiments, without correction or polish. 2 To ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Roughcast or pebbledash is a coarse plaster surface used on outside walls that consists of lime and sometimes cement mixed with sand , small gravel , and often pebbles or shells . The materials are mixed into a slurry and are then thrown at the working ...

Usage examples of roughcast.

Now, as it came into view through the veils of rain, it looked a shabby place, the roughcast of the walls blotched and peeling, the unthatched stacks of bog-hay sagging drunkenly, and a disconsolate up-ended cart with a broken shaft blocking one of the windows.

Dressed in dragon robes of imperial yellow, each held an ancient ceremonial hand plow, the primitive wooden shaft curiously curved, the long blade made of black roughcast iron.