English Dictionary: roughcast | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for roughcast | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Roughcast \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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Roughcast \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. |