- roughcast rough·cast n
- ['rʌfˌkɒːst]
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rough´cast´er — rough|cast «RUHF KAST, KAHST», noun, verb, cast, cast|ing. –n. 1. a coarse plaster for outside surfaces. 2. a rough form or model. –v.t. 1. to cover or coat with coarse plaster. 2. to make, shape, or prepare in a rough form: »to rough … Useful english dictionary
rough|cast — «RUHF KAST, KAHST», noun, verb, cast, cast|ing. –n. 1. a coarse plaster for outside surfaces. 2. a rough form or model. –v.t. 1. to cover or coat with coarse plaster. 2. to make, shape, or prepare in a rough form: »to rough … Useful english dictionary
Roughcast — Rough cast , v. t. 1. To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, or polish. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with asperities and inequalities. [1913 Webster] 3. To plaster with a mixture of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Roughcast — Rough cast , n. 1. A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing. [1913 Webster] 2. A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
roughcast — rough•cast [[t]ˈrʌfˌkæst, ˌkɑst[/t]] n. v. cast, cast•ing 1) bui an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall 2) a crudely formed pattern or model 3) bui to cover or coat with roughcast 4) … From formal English to slang
roughcast — rough|cast [ˈrʌfka:st US kæst] n [U] a rough surface on the outside of a building, made of ↑plaster mixed with little stones or broken shells >roughcast adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
roughcast — roughcaster, n. /ruf kast , kahst /, n., v., roughcast, roughcasting. n. 1. Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall. Cf. pebble dash. 2. a crudely formed… … Universalium
roughcast — Synonyms and related words: arrested, backward, bat out, block out, botch, broken, bumpy, bungle, carve, cast, cement, chisel, choppy, coarse, coarse grained, concrete, corrugated, create, cross grained, crude, cut, dash off, do anyhow, do by… … Moby Thesaurus
rough — Synonyms and related words: Babbitt, Herculean, Philistine, Spartan, abrupt, abstruse, abuse, acerb, acerbic, acid, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, acute, aggressive, agitated, amaroidal, approximate, arduous, arrested, arriviste, asperous,… … Moby Thesaurus
roughcast — I. transitive verb ( cast; casting) Date: circa 1501 1. to plaster (as a wall) with roughcast 2. to shape or form roughly II. noun Date: 1579 1. a rough model 2. a plaster of lime mixed with shells or pebbles used for covering buildings … New Collegiate Dictionary
cast — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Band Aid, Platonic form, Platonic idea, a thing for, abandon, abdicate, about ship, account, achromatism, acting company, actor, add, address, adhesive tape, aesthetic form, affinity, age group, aggregate … Moby Thesaurus
