roughcast
English
Noun
roughcast (countable and uncountable, plural roughcasts)
- A crude model.
- A rough surface finish, as of a plaster or stucco wall.
- A mixture of pebbles or similar material used to finish a plaster or concrete wall.
Synonyms
- (rough surface finish): pebbledash
Translations
a crude model
a mixture of plebbles or similar material
Verb
roughcast (third-person singular simple present roughcasts, present participle roughcasting, simple past and past participle roughcast or roughcasted)
- To shape crudely; to form in its first rudiments, without correction or polish.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Dryden to this entry?)
- To apply a roughcast finish to.
- to roughcast a wall or building
Translations
to shape crudely
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