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Rough-cast

Rough'-cast, v. t.

verbtransitive

(rŭf'kăst), v. t. [imp. & p. p. ROUGH-CAST; p. pr. & vb. n. ROUGH-CASTING.] 1. To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, and polish.

Sense 2. To mold without nicety or elegance, or to form with asperities.

Sense 3. To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles; as, to rough-cast a building.

Rough'-cast, n.

noun

(rŭf'käst), n. 1. A rude model; the form of a thing in its first rudiments, or while unfinished.

Sense 2. A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings.