parget
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parget
- /ˈpɑɹd͡ʒɪt/ US
- /ˈpɑːd͡ʒɪt/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English pargetten, from Old French pargeter, parjeter (“to throw about”), from par- (intensive prefix) (from Latin per-) + jeter (“to throw”) (from Latin iactō, frequentative of iaciō). The noun is derived from the verb.
verb pargets · pargeting · pargetting · pargeted · pargetted
- To coat with gypsum; to plaster, for example walls, or the interior of flues. parget the outside of their houses.
- To paint; to cover over.
noun pargets
- Gypsum. Blind parget cherubs watched from the high corners.
- Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for stuccowork. The surface of the parget might be finished either smooth, with a coat of whitewash, or as rough-cast with sand or small stones.
- Paint, especially for the face.
Translations
Talk about this word "parget." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/parget. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. parget. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/parget "parget." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/parget.Cite this
@misc{parget_2026,
title = {parget},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parget},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
