noun
- a coating of plaster, mortar, or similar material applied to a wall or surface for protection or decoration
- ornamental plasterwork or decorative coating on the exterior of a building
Usage: often used in construction and masonry
Usage: architectural term, especially in historic contexts
verb
- to coat or cover with plaster, mortar, or a similar material
Usage: present participle of parget
Examples
- The old cottage featured decorative pargeting on its front facade.
- The mason was pargeting the exterior wall with lime mortar.
- Pargeting helped protect the stone walls from weathering and moisture.
- The building's pargeting had deteriorated over centuries of exposure.
- They began pargeting the new construction to give it a finished appearance.
- Historic pargeting techniques are still used in restoration work today.