parget

Meanings

Verb

• To coat with gypsum; to plaster, for example walls, or the interior of flues.
• To paint; to cover over.

Noun

• Gypsum.
• Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for stuccowork.
• Paint, especially for the face.

Origin

• From Middle English pargetten, from Old French pargeter, parjeter, from par- (from Latin per-) + jeter (from Latin iactō, frequentative of iaciō). The noun is derived from the verb.