pargeting

[ pahr-ji-ting ]
/ ˈpɑr dʒɪ tɪŋ /

noun

the act of a person who pargets.
ornamental or fine plasterwork, especially exterior plasterwork bearing designs in low relief.
a lining of mortar or plaster for a chimney flue or the like.
Also especially British, par·get·ting; parget (for defs 2, 3).

Origin of pargeting

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at parget, -ing1

Words nearby pargeting

parfleche, parfocal, parfum, pargasite, parget, pargeting, parging, parhelic circle, parhelion, pari passu, pari-

Definition for pargeting (2 of 2)

parget
[ pahr-jit ]
/ ˈpɑr dʒɪt /

noun

any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
gypsum.
pargeting(defs 2, 3).

verb (used with object), par·get·ed, par·get·ing or (especially British) par·get·ted, par·get·ting.

to cover or decorate with parget or pargeting.

Origin of parget

1300–50; Middle English < Middle French pargeter, equivalent to par- per- + geter, spelling variant of jeter to throw; see jet1

OTHER WORDS FROM parget

un·par·get·ed, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for pargeting

  • Broken oyster shells are distinguishable in the decorated plasterwork, indicating that the pargeting was done at Jamestown.

    New Discoveries at Jamestown |John L. Cotter

  • In the Little Shambles, too, there are many curious details in the high gables, pargeting and oriel windows.

    Yorkshire Painted And Described |Gordon Home

British Dictionary definitions for pargeting

parget
/ (ˈpɑːdʒɪt) /

noun

Also called: pargeting
  1. plaster, mortar, etc, used to line chimney flues or cover walls
  2. plasterwork that has incised ornamental patterns
another name for gypsum

verb (tr)

to cover or decorate with parget

Word Origin for parget

C14: from Old French pargeter to throw over, from par per- + geter, from Medieval Latin jactāre to throw