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Definition of Parge
1. Noun. (context: construction) A coat of cement mortar on the face of rough masonry, the earth side of foundation and basement walls. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Parge
1. to parget [v PARGED, PARGING, PARGES] - See also: parget
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parge
Literary usage of Parge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practical Book of Interior Decoration by Harold Donaldson Eberlein, Abbot McClure, Edward Stratton Holloway (1919)
"The over-mantel decoration, too, often consisted of a stucco-duro or a parge
composition instead of carvings in stone or wood. ..."
2. Archaeologia Cantiana by Kent Archaeological Society (1874)
"parge, v. to parge, [to put on] an ordinary coat of mortar next to brickwork or
tiling. ... 153; and "to parge," p. 173. [From Lat. paries, a wall. ..."
3. A Glossary of Words Used in Swaledale, Yorkshire by John Harland (1873)
"parge, v. to parge, [to put on] an ordinary coat of mortar next to brickwork or
tiling. ... 153 ; and ' to parge,'p. 173. [From Lat. paries, a wall. ..."
4. Making Walls and Ceilings by Harold Donaldson Eberlein (1915)
"parge work, which is hand modeling in relief, done in situ, is a timely revival
... parge work should be done in plaster of a more granular surface than we ..."
5. A Glossary of Liturgical and Ecclesiastical Terms by Frederick George Lee (1877)
"parge-BOARD. — A term in Pointed architecture, to designate that board commonly
used on gables of roofs where the covering of the roof projects from the ..."
6. Publications by English Dialect Society (1882)
"Farge, т. to parge, [to put on] an ordinary coat of mortar next to brickwork or
tiling. ... 153 ; and ' to parge,'p. 173. [From Lat paries, a wall. ..."
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