plaster coat
21Lath and plaster — is a building process used mainly for interior walls in Canada and the United States until the late 1950s. After the 1950s, drywall began to replace the lath and plaster process in the these countries. In the United Kingdom, lath and plaster was… …
22finishing coat — noun 1. the final coat of paint • Syn: ↑finish coat • Hypernyms: ↑coat of paint 2. the final coating of plaster applied to walls and ceilings we can t paint until they put on the finishing coat • Syn: ↑finish coat …
23scratch coat — noun : the first coat applied in plastering having lines scratched on its surface to improve the bond with the next coat called also first coat * * * scratch coated, adj. (in plastering) a rough, deeply scored first coat upon which the brown coat …
24finish coat — noun 1. the final coat of paint • Syn: ↑finishing coat • Hypernyms: ↑coat of paint 2. the final coating of plaster applied to walls and ceilings we can t paint until they put on the finishing coat • Syn: ↑finishin …
25Polished plaster — is a term for the finish of some plasters and for the description of new and updated forms of traditional Italian plaster finishes.The term covers a whole range of decorative plaster finishes from the very highly polished Venetian plaster and… …
26base coat — noun Etymology: base (III) 1. : the plaster underlying the finish coat and consisting of a single coat or of separately applied scratch coat and brown coat 2. : priming 1b(2) …
27brown coat — noun : the usually brown coat of plaster that precedes the finishing coat and is often preceded by a scratch coat * * * arriccio. [1800 10, Amer.] …
28scratch coat — Pricking up Prick ing up, n. (Arch.) The first coating of plaster in work of three coats upon laths. Its surface is scratched once to form a better key for the next coat. In the United States called {scratch coat}. Brande & C. [1913 Webster] …
29Setting coat — Setting Set ting, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of marking… …
30Skim coat — Skim Skim, a. Contraction of {Skimming} and {Skimmed}. [1913 Webster] {Skim coat}, the final or finishing coat of plaster. {Skim colter}, a colter for paring off the surface of land. {Skim milk}, skimmed milk; milk from which the cream has been… …
