roughcast

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A crude model.

   • The whole piece […]seems […]a loose model and roughcast of what I design to do.
   • All the objects left in or near the quarries are unfinished roughcasts.
   • They first attached the paper-cuttings directly onto the roughcast of china, then they applied glaze to it.
2. 2

   A rough surface finish, as of a plaster or stucco wall.

   • The branches met overhead in a kind of bower and the three cops stood in the shade and studied the roughcast gable of the cottage, maybe fifty yards on up the hill.
3. 3

   A mixture of pebbles or similar material used to finish a plaster or concrete wall.

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   1. 4

      To shape crudely

      To shape crudely; to form in its first rudiments, without correction or polish.

      • This rough cast unhewn poetry was instead of stage plays for 120 years
      • Nor bodily, nor ghostly negro could / Rough-ccast thy figure in a sadder mould.
      • Dutt (1913) states that madraspatanum wasps build all their cells and then roughcast the whole group together, i.e. that they make a crepissage.
   2. 5

      To apply a roughcast finish to.

      • to roughcast a wall or building
   3. 6

      Unpolished.

      • A brilliant blaze, kindled with dry wood, enlightened the whole interior of this fresh looking, roughcast, timbered apartment.
      • Understand: I'm a roughcast fly fisherman, an empirical self-taught duffer.
      • Objectively speaking, Nick was more handsome, with smaller, more chiseled features. But Hardy's roughcast good looks and self-assurance made Nick look callow.

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