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Vesicatory :: Vesicatory (n.) A blistering application or plaster; a vesicant; an epispastic.

Scratch Coat :: Scratch coat () The first coat in plastering; -- called also scratchwork. See Pricking-up.

Stud :: Stud (n.) An upright scanting, esp. one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed..

Skim :: Skim (v. i.) To put on the finishing coat of plaster.

Laying :: Laying (n.) The first coat on laths of plasterer's two-coat work.

Pargeting :: Pargeting (n.) Plasterwork; esp.: (a) A kind of decorative plasterwork in raised ornamental figures, formerly used for the internal and external decoration of houses. (b) In modern architecture, the plastering of the inside of flues, intended to give a smooth surface and help the draught..

Marmoratum Opus :: Marmoratum opus () A kind of hard finish for plasterwork, made of plaster of Paris and marble dust, and capable of taking a high polish..

Mortar :: Mortar (n.) A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways..

Plaister :: Plaister (n.) See Plaster.

Plastering :: Plastering (n.) Same as Plaster, n., 2..

Emplaster :: Emplaster (n.) See Plaster.

Stick :: Stick (n.) To attach by causing to adhere to the surface; as, to stick on a plaster; to stick a stamp on an envelope; also, to attach in any manner..

Three-coat :: Three-coat (a.) Having or consisting of three coats; -- applied to plastering which consists of pricking-up, floating, and a finishing coat; or, as called in the United States, a scratch coat, browning, and finishing coat..

Baseboard :: Baseboard (n.) A board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the plastering; -- also called washboard (in England), mopboard, and scrubboard..

Pendant :: Pendant (n.) A hanging ornament on roofs, ceilings, etc., much used in the later styles of Gothic architecture, where it is of stone, and an important part of the construction. There are imitations in plaster and wood, which are mere decorative features..

Plastering :: Plastering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plaste.

Ladanum :: Ladanum (n.) A gum resin gathered from certain Oriental species of Cistus. It has a pungent odor and is chiefly used in making plasters, and for fumigation..

Plastering :: Plastering (n.) A covering of plaster; plasterwork.

Trim :: Trim (n.) The lighter woodwork in the interior of a building; especially, that used around openings, generally in the form of a molded architrave, to protect the plastering at those points..

Plasterer :: Plasterer (n.) One who applies plaster or mortar.

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