Meaning of Roughcast | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A crude model.
   countable, uncountable
2. A rough surface finish, as of a plaster or stucco wall.
   countable, uncountable
3. A mixture of pebbles or similar material used to finish a plaster or concrete wall.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The whole piece […]seems […]a loose model and roughcast of what I design to do.”

“All the objects left in or near the quarries are unfinished roughcasts.”

“They first attached the paper-cuttings directly onto the roughcast of china, then they applied glaze to it.”

“In equal machining of cylindrical cam's groove, roughcast of cylindrical cam is clamped in revolving spindle of NC milling machine.”

“Powder pressing, also known as mould pressing or isostatic pressing, involves processing ceramic powder into components or roughcasts to be sintered to certain sizes, shapes, density, and stiffness.”

“The branches met overhead in a kind of bower and the three cops stood in the shade and studied the roughcast gable of the cottage, maybe fifty yards on up the hill.”

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