coat of plaster

  • 81Roughing-in — Rough ing in , n. The first coat of plaster laid on brick; also, the process of applying it. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 82Skim — Skim, v. i. 1. To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface. [1913 Webster] Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o er the unbending corn, and skims along the main. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 83render — I. verb (rendered; rendering) Etymology: Middle English rendren, from Anglo French rendre to give back, surrender, from Vulgar Latin *rendere, alteration of Latin reddere, partly from re + dare to give & partly from re + dere to put more at date …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 84Carolingian art — is the roughly 120 year period from about AD 780 to 900 mdash; during the reign of Charlemagne and his immediate heirs mdash; popularly known as the Carolingian Renaissance. For the first time, Northern European kings patronized classical… …

    Wikipedia

  • 85Mandapeshwar Caves — The Mandapeshwar Caves (Marathi: मंडपेश्वर गुंफा) is an 8th Century rock cut shrine dedicated to Shiva[1] located near Mount Poinsur in Borivali, a suburb of Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. Contents 1 Location 2 …

    Wikipedia

  • 86parge — [pärj] vt. parged, parging 〚/span> PARGET〛 to apply a thin coat of plaster or mortar to (masonry) to seal or smooth the surface parging n. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 87grout — grouter, n. /growt/, n. 1. a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass. 2. a coat of plaster for finishing a ceiling or… …

    Universalium

  • 88parging — /pahr jing/, n. a thin coat of plaster or mortar for giving a relatively smooth surface to rough masonry or for sealing it against moisture. [1895 1900; parge (by shortening from PARGET) + ING1] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 89roughing-in — /ruf ing in /, n. Building Trades. 1. the act or process of applying a base coat of plaster to a masonry surface. 2. the act or process of installing plumbing that will later be concealed. [1815 25] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 90scratch work — n. first coat of plaster out of three coats on laths …

    English contemporary dictionary