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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..

Float :: Float (v. t.) To pass over and level the surface of with a float while the plastering is kept wet.

Plasterwork :: Plasterwork (n.) Plastering used to finish architectural constructions, exterior or interior, especially that used for the lining of rooms. Ordinarly, mortar is used for the greater part of the work, and pure plaster of Paris for the moldings and ornaments..

Ground :: Ground (n.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; -- usually in the plural..

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..

Key :: Key (n.) That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.

Floating :: Floating (n.) The second coat of three-coat plastering.

Plastering :: Plastering (n.) The act or process of overlaying with plaster.

Float :: Float (v. i.) The trowel or tool with which the floated coat of plastering is leveled and smoothed.

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

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

Lath :: Lath (n.) A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting the tiles, plastering, etc. A corrugated metallic strip or plate is sometimes used..

Beplastering :: Beplastering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Beplaste.

Roughcast :: Roughcast (n.) A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings..

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

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

Set-fair :: Set-fair (n.) In plastering, a particularly good troweled surface..

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..

Calcimine :: Calcimine (n.) A white or colored wash for the ceiling or other plastering of a room, consisting of a mixture of clear glue, Paris white or zinc white, and water..

Let :: Let (v. t.) To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; -- often with out; as, to let the building of a bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering..

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