Parget (Verb)
Meaning
Apply ornamental plaster to.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The art of decorative plasterwork required skill and precision to parget the intricate designs onto the walls.
- She decided to parget the recesses above her doorways with delicate flower patterns.
- In France, skilled craftsmen pargetted the interior of the picturesque castle with impressive Baroque designs.
- Using fine plasters, the artist went on to parget every room with ornate detail.
- Prior to painting, both external facades had been completely pargetted to raise and smooth their rough-hewn stonework.