roughcast
/ˈrʌfˌkæst/
noun
- A rough, coarse plaster or mortar used on the outside of buildings.
- They applied a new layer of roughcast to the exterior wall.
- Roughcast gives a textured finish that hides imperfections in the brickwork.
- The old cottage was covered in roughcast to protect it from the weather.
- A rough or preliminary version of something, such as a plan or design.
- His first sketch was just a roughcast, but it captured the overall shape.
- The architect showed us a roughcast of the building's layout.
- Before writing the final report, she made a roughcast of the main ideas.
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verb
- To cover a surface with roughcast plaster or mortar.
- He learned how to roughcast from his grandfather, who was a builder.
- We decided to roughcast the garden wall to match the cottage style.
- The workers will roughcast the entire front of the house next week.
- To shape or plan something in a rough, preliminary way.
- Let's roughcast the outline of the project before we get into details.
- The team roughcast their strategy during the first meeting.
- She roughcast a quick drawing of the proposed sculpture.
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