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Roughcast Definition & Meaning

roughcast
noun
  1. a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls
  2. a rough preliminary model
verb
  1. shape roughly
  2. apply roughcast to; "roughcast a wall"
  3. hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber"

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What does roughcast mean?
a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls a rough preliminary model shape roughly apply roughcast to; "roughcast a wall" hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber"
What part of speech is roughcast?
Roughcast is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does roughcast have?
Roughcast has 5 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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