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3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Pargeting \Par"get*ing\, n. [Written also pargetting.] Plasterwork; esp.: (a) A kind of decorative plasterwork in raised ornamental figures, formerly used for the internal and external decoration of houses. (b) (In modern architecture), the plastering of the inside of flues, intended to give a smooth surface and help the draught. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Parget \Par"get\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pargeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pargeting}.] [OE. pargeten, also spargeten, sparchen; of uncertain origin.] 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. [1913 Webster] The pargeted ceiling with pendants. --R. L. Stevenson. [1913 Webster] 2. To paint; to cover over. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: pargeting n 1: plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys [syn: {parget}, {pargetting}] 2: ornamental plasterwork [syn: {pargetting}, {pargetry}] 3: ornamental plastering [syn: {pargetting}]
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