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pargets

pargets is the plural of parget.

Meaning of parget

Noun

parget (countable and uncountable, plural pargets)

  1. Gypsum.
    • Blind parget cherubs watched from the high corners.1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 135
  2. Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for stuccowork.
    • The surface of the parget might be finished either smooth, with a coat of whitewash, or as rough-cast with sand or small stones.1952, L.F. Salzman, Building in England, page 191
  3. (obsolete) Paint, especially for the face.

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Questions about pargets

What is pargets the plural of?
Pargets is the plural of parget.

Words near pargets in the dictionary

  1. pargeter
  2. pargeters
  3. pargeting
  4. pargetings
  5. pargetry
  6. pargets
  7. pargetted
  8. pargetter
  9. pargetters
  10. pargetting
  11. pargettings

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