I. ˈpärjə̇t transitive verb
( pargeted or pargetted ; pargeted or pargetted ; pargeting or pargetting ; pargets )
Etymology: Middle English pargetten, from Middle French pargeter, parjeter to throw on top of, from par-, intensive prefix (from Latin per-, from per through) + geter, jeter to throw — more at for , jet
1. : to coat with plaster ; especially : to apply ornamental plasterwork to
2. : to decorate with gilding or other ornamental surfacing
3. archaic : to cover with a fair outward appearance : whitewash
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from pargetten, v.
1.
a. : plaster, whitewash, or roughcast for coating a wall
b. : a plaster of cow's dung and lime for lining chimney flues
c. : ornamental pargeting on walls
2. obsolete : gypsum