roughcast
Definition
Noun:
- A rough preliminary model or draft: A preliminary, unfinished version of a sculpture, architectural model, or plan.
- A coarse plaster for external walls: A building material, typically a mixture of lime, sand, and gravel, applied in a rough, textured layer to the exterior of walls.
Verb:
- To shape or hew roughly, without finishing the surface: To give a basic, initial form to stone, timber, or another material, leaving it in an unfinished state.
- To apply roughcast to a surface: To cover an external wall with the coarse plaster mixture known as roughcast.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- The architect presented a roughcast of the proposed monument.
- The cottage's walls were protected by a durable layer of roughcast.
Verb:
- The sculptor roughcast the marble block before beginning the detailed work.
- We need to roughcast the garden wall before winter to protect it from the weather.
Advanced Usage
- "In roughcast": Describing something in an unfinished, preliminary form.
- The idea was still in roughcast, needing much refinement.
Variants and Related Words
Roughcasting (n): The act or process of applying roughcast plaster.
- The roughcasting of the building took two weeks.
Rough-hew (v): A closely related verb meaning to shape something roughly, often used interchangeably with the verb sense of 'roughcast'.
- He rough-hewed the timber for the frame.
Synonyms
- Noun (for model): Maquette, draft, mock-up.
- Noun (for plaster): Stucco, pebbledash, render.
- Verb (for shaping): Block out, sketch (in a physical sense), rough-hew.
- Verb (for applying plaster): Render, parget, coat.
Related Phrases
- To give something a roughcast: To apply a preliminary or coarse finish.
- They decided to give the facade a roughcast for a more rustic look.
Noun
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a rough preliminary model
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a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls
Verb
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hew roughly, without finishing the surface
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rough-hew stone or timber
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apply roughcast to
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roughcast a wall
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shape roughly
