Word Study
roughcast
CIDE DICTIONARY
roughcast, v. t.
- To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, or polish. Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with asperities and inequalities. [1913 Webster]
- To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles; as, to roughcast a building. [1913 Webster]
roughcast, n.
- A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing. [1913 Webster]
- A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings. Shak. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
roughcast, n., adj., & v.
--n. plaster of lime and gravel, used on outside walls.
--adj.
1 (of a wall etc.) coated with roughcast.
2 (of a plan etc.) roughly formed, preliminary.
--v.tr. (past and past part. -cast)
1 coat (a wall) with roughcast.
2 prepare (a plan, essay, etc.) in outline.
--n. plaster of lime and gravel, used on outside walls.
--adj.
1 (of a wall etc.) coated with roughcast.
2 (of a plan etc.) roughly formed, preliminary.
--v.tr. (past and past part. -cast)
1 coat (a wall) with roughcast.
2 prepare (a plan, essay, etc.) in outline.
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roughcast
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