roughcast
[
ruhf
-kast, -kahst]
/ˈrʌfˌkæst, -ˌkɑst/
noun
1.
Also called
spatter dash
. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall.
Compare
pebble dash
.
2.
a crudely formed pattern or model.
verb (used with object)
,
roughcast,
roughcasting.
3.
to cover or coat with roughcast.
4.
to make, shape, or prepare in a
rough
form:
to roughcast a story.
Origin
1510-20;
rough
+
cast
Related forms
roughcaster,
noun
Examples from the web for
roughcast
The outside walls are stuccoed with yellow buff
roughcast
, scored to resemble ashlar stone masonry.
British Dictionary definitions for
roughcast
roughcast
/
ˈrʌfˌkɑːst
/
noun
1.
a coarse plaster used to cover the surface of an external wall
2.
any rough or preliminary form, model, etc
adjective
3.
covered with or denoting roughcast
verb
-casts,
-casting,
-cast
4.
to apply roughcast to (a wall, etc)
5.
to prepare in rough
6.
(
transitive
)
another word for
rough-hew
Derived Forms
roughcaster,
noun