parget

v. i. 1. To lay on plaster. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To paint, as the face. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Gypsum or plaster stone. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for stuccowork. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Paint, especially for the face. [ Obs. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A plasterer. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]