1. to coat or whitewash (a wall or surface) with plaster or similar material
Usage: archaic or dialectal
2. to treat (a disease, especially syphilis) with mercury
Usage: archaic; medical history

1. a coating of plaster or whitewash applied to a wall
Usage: archaic or dialectal

Examples

• The old cottage walls were pargeted with lime to protect them from the weather.
• Workers pargeted the exterior of the building to give it a fresh appearance.
• The pargeted surface had begun to crack and peel after years of exposure.
• He applied a thick pargeting of plaster to seal the gaps in the stonework.