Definitions for: Roughcast


[n] a rough preliminary model
[n] a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls
[v] shape roughly
[v] hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber"
[v] apply roughcast to (as of a wall)



Webster (1913) Definition: Rough`cast", v. t.
1. To form in its first rudiments, without revision,
correction, or polish. --Dryden.

2. To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with
asperities and inequalities.

3. To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles;
as, to roughcast a building.


Rough"cast`, n.
1. A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing.

2. A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of
shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings. --Shak.

Synonyms: rough-hew

See Also: daub, forge, form, hew, hew out, model, mold, mould, plaster, plaster, shape, simulation, work

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