| 单词 | hard finish |
| 释义 | > as lemmashard finish hard finish n. Plastering now chiefly historical the third and final coat of plaster applied to a surface, consisting of a fine, white, lime-based mixture, laid on to a depth of about one-eighth of an inch (approx. 0.3 cm). ΚΠ 1828 Amer. Jrnl. Improvem. 1 150 In the material for the hard finish, which is composed of white sand, lime and plaster, I mix the color suited to the ground of the marble I wish to imitate. 1857 Harper's Mag. Dec. 28/1 The building is a very elegant one, the chunam (hard finish) almost rivaling the marble of the monuments that line the walls. 1915 Pop. Mech. Aug. 291/2 ‘Hard-finish’ plaster generally means a composition of lime putty and plaster of paris, and sometimes marble dust. 1994 Harrowsmith Aug. 12/3 True plastering, in the original sense, is almost a lost art, requiring a scratch coat..of gypsum plaster over metal or wooden lath, a second coat over that and a lime-based hard finish coat. < as lemmas |
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