/pahr"jit/ , n. , v. , pargeted, pargeting or ( esp. Brit. ) pargetted, pargetting .
n.
1. any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, esp. a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
2. gypsum.
3. pargeting (defs. 2, 3).
v.t.
4. to cover or decorate with parget or pargeting.
[ 1300-50; ME pargeter, equiv. to par- PER- + geter, sp. var. of jeter to throw; see JET 1 ]