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Webster 1913 Edition
Roughcast
Roughˊcast′
,Verb.
T.
1.
To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, or polish.
Dryden.
2.
To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with asperities and inequalities.
3.
To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles;
as, to
. roughcast
a buildingRough′castˊ
,Noun.
1.
A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing.
2.
A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings.
Shak.
Definition 2024
roughcast
roughcast
English
Noun
roughcast (plural roughcasts)
- A crude model.
- A rough surface finish, as of a plaster or stucco wall.
- A mixture of pebbles or similar material used to finish a plaster or concrete wall.
Synonyms
- (rough surface finish): pebbledash
Verb
roughcast (third-person singular simple present roughcasts, present participle roughcasting, simple past and past participle roughcast or roughcasted)
- To shape crudely; to form in its first rudiments, without correction or polish.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Dryden to this entry?)
- To apply a roughcast finish to.
- to roughcast a wall or building
