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badigeon

/bəˈdɪdʒən/

badigeon noun: a cement or paste (often made with plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.

Noun

badigeon (countable and uncountable, plural badigeons)

  1. (dated) A cement or paste (often made with plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.

Forms of badigeon

pluralbadigeons

Origin of badigeon

Borrowed from French badigeon.

Questions about badigeon

What does badigeon mean?
Badigeon means a cement or paste (often made with plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.
What part of speech is badigeon?
Badigeon is a noun.
How do you pronounce badigeon?
Badigeon is pronounced /bəˈdɪdʒən/.
What is the plural of badigeon?
The plural of badigeon is badigeons.

Words near badigeon in the dictionary

  1. badification
  2. badified
  3. badifies
  4. badify
  5. badifying
  6. badigeon
  7. badigeons
  8. Badilla
  9. Badillas
  10. Badillo
  11. Badillos

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