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- Dictionaryroughcast/ˈrʌfkɑːst/
noun
- 1. plaster of lime, cement, and gravel, used on outside walls.
adjective
- 1. (of a building or part of a building) coated with roughcast.
- 2. (of a person) lacking refinement: "she thought of the roughcast yeomen she would meet"
verb
- 1. coat (a wall) with roughcast: "the walls were roughcast as in an underground garage"
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The meaning of ROUGHCAST is to plaster with roughcast. How to use roughcast in a sentence.
ROUGHCAST definition: 1. a mixture of water, sand, lime, and small stones, used to cover the outside of buildings 2. a…. Learn more.
roughcast meaning: 1. a mixture of water, sand, lime, and small stones, used to cover the outside of buildings 2. a…. Learn more.
Roughcast definition: an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall.. See examples of ROUGHCAST used in a sentence.
1. A coarse plaster of lime, shells, and pebbles used for outside wall surfaces. 2. A rough preliminary model or form. tr.v. rough·cast, rough·cast·ing, rough·casts. 1. To plaster (a wall, for example) with roughcast. 2. To shape or work into a rough or preliminary form.
noun. 1. a coarse plaster used to cover the surface of an external wall. 2. any rough or preliminary form, model, etc. adjective. 3. covered with or denoting roughcast. verb Word forms: -casts, -casting, -cast. 4. to apply roughcast to (a wall, etc) 5. to prepare in rough. 6. (transitive) another word for rough-hew. Collins English Dictionary.
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 surface with a trowel or scoop.
What does the word roughcast mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the word roughcast, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. roughcast has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. plastering (early 1500s) glass-making (1860s) See meaning & use.
Roughcast definition: A coarse plaster of lime, shells, and pebbles used for outside wall surfaces.
noun. 1. Also called: spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall. Compare pebble dash. 2. a crudely formed pattern or model. transitive verb. 3. to cover or coat with roughcast. 4. to make, shape, or prepare in a rough form. to roughcast a story.
