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1. (n.) roughcast
an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall.
2. roughcast
a crudely formed pattern or model.
3. (v.t.) roughcast
to cover or coat with roughcast.
4. roughcast
to make, shape, or prepare in a rough form.
Etymology: (1510–20)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) roughcast
a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls
2. (verb) roughcast
a rough preliminary model
3. (verb) roughcast
shape roughly
4. (verb) roughcast
apply roughcast to
"roughcast a wall"
5. (verb) rough-hew, roughcast
hew roughly, without finishing the surface
"rough-hew stone or timber"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) roughcast
a rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing
2. (noun) roughcast
a kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings
3. (verb) roughcast
to form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, or polish
4. (verb) roughcast
to mold without nicety or elegance; to form with asperities and inequalities
5. (verb) roughcast
to plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles; as, to roughcast a building
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