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parget.

To coat with gypsum; to plaster, for example walls, or the interior of flues.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈpɑɹd͡ʒɪt/General-American/ˈpɑːd͡ʒɪt/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To coat with gypsum; to plaster, for example walls, or the interior of flues.

  2. To paint; to cover over.

    obsolete
Where this word 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.

noun/ˈpɑɹd͡ʒɪt/General-American/ˈpɑːd͡ʒɪt/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Gypsum.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for stuccowork.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Paint, especially for the face.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word 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.

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