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To coat with parget; to plaster, as walls, or the interior of flues; as, to parget the outside of their houses.

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  1. v. t. To coat with parget; to plaster, as walls, or the interior of flues; as, to parget the outside of their houses.
  2. v. t. To paint; to cover over.
  3. v. i. To lay on plaster.
  4. v. i. To paint, as the face.
  5. n. Gypsum or plaster stone.
  6. n. Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for stuccowork.
  7. n. Paint, especially for the face.
  8. n. plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys
  9. v. apply ornamental plaster to
  10. 1. To coat with parget; to plaster, as walls, or the interior of flues; as, to parget the outside of their houses. Sir T. Herbert. The pargeted ceiling with pendants. R. L. Stevenson. 2. To paint; to cover over. [Obs.] 1. To lay on plaster. 2. To paint, as the face. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1. Gypsum or plaster stone. 2. Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for stuccowork. Knight. 3. Paint, especially for the face. [Obs.] Drayton.
  11. n. plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys v. apply ornamental plaster to