roughcast

ˈrʌfkæst

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Definition of roughcast - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

art

Rare

crude model or preliminary form

Rare

The sculptor created a roughcast before the final piece.

mock-up

prototype

construction

TECH.

coarse plaster for external walls

TECH.

The roughcast protected the wall from weather.

plasterwork

render

stucco

Verb

tr.

construction technique

TECH.

apply a rough surface to a wall by plastering

TECH.

They decided to roughcast the exterior walls for a rustic look..

plaster

render

shaping

Rare

shape something crudely without refinement

Rare

They roughcast the sculpture before the final touches.

rough-hew

Adjective

unfinished

Rare

unpolished or in a preliminary state

Rare

The roughcast design was not ready for presentation.

crude

unfinished

unpolished

construction

Rare

having a rough, unfinished surface

Rare

The roughcast wall gave the room a rustic feel.

unfinished

unpolished

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Images of roughcast

coarse plaster for external walls

Origin of roughcast

English, rough (coarse) + cast (mold)

Terms with roughcast included in their meaning

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harled

adj.

architecture

having walls covered with a roughcast mixture

harling

construction

roughcast wall finish using lime and pebbles

harling

adj.

construction

covered with a roughcast of lime and pebbles

Examples of roughcast in a sentence

He showed us a roughcast of his new invention.
The roughcast gave the building a rustic look.
Applying roughcast requires skill and precision.
The old house was roughcast to preserve its history.
They roughcast the garden wall.
The builders roughcast the wall before painting.

She roughcast the clay into a basic shape.
The roughcast manuscript needed more editing.
His roughcast proposal was met with skepticism.
The roughcast exterior of the building was striking.
They admired the roughcast finish on the old cottage.

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French:ébauche, crépir, ...
German:Rohmodell, rau verputzen, ...
Italian:abbozzo, rivestire, ...
Spanish:boceto, revocar, ...
Portuguese:modelo preliminar, rebocar, ...
Chinese:粗模, 粗抹灰泥, ...
Japanese:ラフキャスト, ラフキャストする, ...
Arabic:نموذج أولي خام, غَطَّى بالجِصّ الخَشِن, ...
Hebrew:דֶּגֶם גַּס, לְטַיֵּחַ, ...
Russian:грубая модель, грубо оштукатурить, ...
Ukrainian:груба модель, грубо штукатурити, ...
Hindi:रफकास्ट, रफकास्ट करना, ...
Bengali:রাফকাস্ট, মোটা প্লাস্টার প্রয়োগ করা, ...
Catalan:esbós, arrebossar, ...
Czech:model, nahodit, ...
Danish:råmodel, grovpudse, ...
Dutch:ruwe vorm, ruw bepleisteren, ...
Greek:πρόπλασμα, τραχιά επιχρίσματα, ...
Hungarian:vázlat, érdesre vakolni, ...
Khmer:គំរូព្រាង, លាបបាយអសលើជញ្ជាំង, ...
Korean:거친 모형, 거칠게 바르다, ...
Persian:مدل خام, گچ کاری زبر, ...
Polish:model wstępny, nałożyć szorstki tynk, ...
Portuguese (BR):esboço, rebocar, ...
Romanian:model brut, a tencui grosier, ...
Swedish:grovgjutning, grovputsning, ...
Thai:แบบจำลองหยาบ, ฉาบปูนหยาบ, ...
Turkish:taslak, kaba sıva yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:mô hình thô, trát thô, ...

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Definition of roughcast - Reverso English Dictionary

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